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UCL Policy Lab Launch
By Suraj Sridhar and Manasa Sanjay, Chief Research Correspondent and Director On Monday 30 May 2022, UCL brought to its research factory...
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Blog
The Economic Tribune's online blog is a collection of short pieces written by our readers. It is an opportunity for new writers to have their work displayed on our website, as well as a chance for experienced writers to branch out of their comfort zones.
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Explore the collection of our previous blog posts below:
economictribune
- May 18, 2022
- 4 min
David Card Talks Policy: The Journey So Far and the Road Ahead
By Harvey Nriapia, Chief Economics Correspondent Earlier this month as part of their Nobel Laureate Series, The Economist’s Society...
economictribune
- Apr 15, 2022
- 7 min
Is environmental change in the energy industry driven by policy or investment?
While O&G at its core contributes to climate change, the industry itself is not going away. However, the way in which it operates and its...
economictribune
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
What is the best way to measure economic welfare?
Pratham Dave What is the best way to measure economic welfare? Economic welfare refers to the standard of living and level of prosperity...
economictribune
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
Economics with Humans: The Importance of Behavioural Economics
James Symons-Hicks There seem to be countless stories about the times that economists have misjudged the state of an economy or its...
economictribune
- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
What is Maritime Economics?
Nathan Waller Have you ever been on a cruise? One of the most striking things about them is the number of moving parts needed to keep the...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Germany's Euro Advantage
Ishaan Gupta BSc Economics, University College London Source: Author's own animation The EU is a troubled block, with Germany (and much...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 13 min
Can Public Money (‘Fiat Currencies’) Survive in a World of Private Digital Money?
To What Extent Can Stablecoins Such As Diem Be Beneficial For Our Current Monetary Systems? Marc Clotet (BSc Economics at University...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Cyprus Dispute
- In his 1918 essay, Max Weber defined a state as “a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Plight of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Ratnadityasinh Chavda BSc IR and Politics, UCL Lebanon has long been a symbol of stability in the 21st century, with no signs of the...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
“Click to View our Pride Range!” the commercialisation of the LGBT community
Yushra Rashid Every year on the 1st of June I wake up to a twitter timeline filled with rainbow flags and glitter as my friends and I...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
COVID-19 and Inequality
Adam Ouarda From depressing figures of innocent deaths to constant fear of contracting the virus, there is no doubt that we are living in...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Understanding Gold’s Glitter
Ansh Raj As the pandemic continues to ravage economies across the world, the price of gold has touched a record-new high of $2,000 an...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
Redefining Sustainable Finance in a post COVID-19 world
Shivam Gujral BSc Economics, UCL Figure 1: The 2 distinct worlds: Rhetorical and Practical Source: Image retrieved from NASA, 2017...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
How Netflix Uses Big Data For Consumer Satisfaction
Vedant Kapoor Every 2 days we create as much data as we did from the dawn of time until 2003. The act of accessing and storing large...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Filling Institutional Voids in India. A way to prevent Covid 19.
Sujoy Kapoor The rampant chaos and the immeasurable suffering caused by Covid-19 has brought to light one of the most severe issues faced...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 1 min
The Drayton Discourse: Martin Wolf on Globalisation, Journalism and recovering from COVID-19
Economists' Society, UCL The second episode of the Drayton Discourse featured the Chief Economic Commentator of the Financial Times,...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 6 min
Succeeding in Modern-Day Finance: Why Sustainability is Key
Niharika Singh President, UCL Women in Finance | BSc Economics, UCL Perhaps the buzzword of the current decade, “sustainability” has...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
University Tuition After Corona
Raed Altaf BSc Economics, UCL The rebuilding of our lives in light of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised some important questions in the...
economictribune
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
India’s Burgeoning Maritime Presence
Ratnaditya Singh Chavda The world today is undergoing a fundamental political transformation as all of us come to grips with the virus...
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