A Closer Look at the Student Loan Burden in the U.S.
Many recent articles have focused on student loan debt, from issues with public service loan...
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Making Sense of Tariffs and Trade Wars
Tariffs and Trade Wars and Aid…Oh My! The terms “tariff” and “trade war” have been in the news...
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (and Why He Gave It Back): A Look at Economic Altruism
Growing up, one of my favorite holiday stories was Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In...
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Nudge, Nudge, Win, Win: The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics
It’s awards season! Before you get too excited about couture dresses, the red carpet and...
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Baltimore’s Working Class in Black and White
I worked in downtown Baltimore in the 1980’s, and I work there again now. In walking the streets,...
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The Economist’s Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the economy Not a creature was stirring, save...
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The Economics of Elections
The election is almost here, and that means it is the peak of the quadrennial tradition of...
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My Internship Experience: Mackenzie Rice
This guest post was written by Mackenzie Rice, a junior studying political science and economics...
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Brexit: Looking at UK’s EU Referendum
The European Union (EU) has grown from 6 founding members in 1957 to 28 member states in 2016. The...
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How the Economist Stole Christmas
Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the holiday season is in full force. In previous blog posts,...
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