How Climate Economics Fails Polar Bears
Every year, the amount of ice in and around the Arctic melts. The salty water that freezes into a sheet…
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…
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…
How can trade uncertainty hit the global economy?
As President Trump’s ‘America First’ regime takes off, economic news has been dominated by trade. Trump has long been opposed…
Has Japan Finally Turned the Page on Deflation?
Japan has been used for a long time to deflation and ultra-low interest rates, navigating decades of near-zero or negative…
