Exeter Economics Review

The Student Vision of the World Economy

Month: October 2025

Diversity is fashionable, but is it valuable?

Myers claims, “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance” (3). But what if the…

The Exit Bottleneck: How High Purchase Prices Are Trapping Private Equity Capital

Between 2014 and 2024, the ratio of exits to investments declined from 0.55x to 0.35x. Inverting this ratio suggests that…

The free market can save the environmental crisis (if we let it)

In the face of an escalating environmental crisis, the instinctive response of many policymakers has been to double down on…

From Debt to Deadlock: An Account of France’s Fiscal Predicament

John Maynard Keynes famously argued for deficit spending when economies fell on hard times, leading an upheaval in the status…

All Eyes on Switzerland for M&A

“The volume of takeovers targeting Swiss companies has jumped 465% to $16.7 billion so far this year” according to data…

Sustainability as Strategy: How ESG Practices Drive Profit and Brand Power

Abstract This research paper explores the influence of sustainable business practices on long-term profitability and brand image among major corporations….

How did the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent austerity measures impact housing markets and spatial inequality in Greece?

The 2008 financial crisis triggered severe economic upheaval worldwide, and Greece became one of the hardest-hit countries in its aftermath….

The Cost of American Homeownership

The current housing market is no joke, it seems, in just about every western city you can think of. An…

The Fast Fashion Industry: How Developing Countries Pay the Price For Cheap Clothes

The modern clothing industry is dominated by fast fashion companies like H&M, which release 52 “micro seasons” of cheap clothing…