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The Time Relevance of Vaccine Passports
The Time Relevance of Vaccine Passports
The idea of vaccine passports has been around long before COVID-19 disrupted travel and commute. While pre-COVID-19 vaccination…
Shereein Saraf
May 13, 2021
Building a Missing Middle Housing
Building a Missing Middle Housing
As the world is on the verge of a global housing crisis, the lack of a missing middle limit the number of options households have while…
Shereein Saraf
Apr 22, 2021
In Search of a Free Market Solution
In Search of a Free Market Solution
When do the free markets cease to be self-correcting? The article charts the evolution of economic thought, from traditional laissez-faire…
Shereein Saraf
Mar 18, 2021
The Capitalism of Perpetual Surveillance
The Capitalism of Perpetual Surveillance
In 2001, Shoshana Zuboff coined the term ‘surveillance capitalism’ for what once was a panacea in the wake of the dot-com bust, which now…
Shereein Saraf
Feb 21, 2021
The Robinhood of Financial Capitalism
The Robinhood of Financial Capitalism
Sparing the technical details of what happened, the article draws lessons from the GameStop frenzy and comments on the growing…
Shereein Saraf
Feb 1, 2021
Can Cheap Information Save the Environment?
Can Cheap Information Save the Environment?
In the face of climate change, nudging human behaviors with more transparent and symmetric information might be a way to protect the…
Shereein Saraf
Jan 10, 2021
Economics of Crime and Punishment
Economics of Crime and Punishment
Fields of psychology and sociology dominated the study of criminology until economist Gary Becker introduced the role of preferences in the…
Shereein Saraf
Dec 13, 2020
The Robot-Replacing Humans
The Robot-Replacing Humans
In the never-ending debate of automation of jobs, due to the rise of robots, leading to the redundancy of humanity, this article leaps…
Shereein Saraf
Nov 23, 2020
Are Economists Psychopaths?
Are Economists Psychopaths?
A 2017-study claims existence of dark triad traits among people who choose economics and business as academic majors.
Shereein Saraf
Nov 9, 2020
A Case for Easternization — Rise of China as Global Power
A Case for Easternization — Rise of China as Global Power
How will the post-pandemic world look, and is it time for another Asian miracle, centered in China?
Shereein Saraf
Oct 26, 2020
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