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In Search of a Self-Provisioning Society
In Search of a Self-Provisioning Society
A self-provisioning society can be an intersection of the commons, as envisioned by Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, and cooperative…
Shereein Saraf
Jun 3, 2021
Modern Monetary Theory: A Paradigm Shift or Drift?
Modern Monetary Theory: A Paradigm Shift or Drift?
Modern Monetary Theory is a post-Keynesian heterodox theory postulating that an economy holding a sovereign currency can never run out of…
Shereein Saraf
May 6, 2021
Choosing Out of a Paradox
Choosing Out of a Paradox
Two paradoxes — that of value and choice — in economic and psychological decision-making are quite different yet similar. At the…
Shereein Saraf
Apr 8, 2021
Monopsony in the Labor Market
Monopsony in the Labor Market
This explainer expands on the labor demand and supply in a monopsonistic labor market, exploring the effect of collective bargaining by…
Shereein Saraf
Mar 11, 2021
Human as Capital
Human as Capital
Human capital accumulation is equally essential to the production process in an economy, as is physical capital formation. The article…
Shereein Saraf
Feb 14, 2021
Measuring the Concentration of Market Power
Measuring the Concentration of Market Power
Market power, often calculated by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, has increased, within several industries, with the advent of…
Shereein Saraf
Jan 3, 2021
Taxing Sugar, Rum, and Tobacco
Taxing Sugar, Rum, and Tobacco
Although sugary beverages, alcohol, and tobacco products negatively affect health, imposing a tax on these commodities seems arduous for…
Shereein Saraf
Dec 6, 2020
The Social Science of Measuring Impact
The Social Science of Measuring Impact
Economics, and other related social science, have undergone a systematic evolution of randomized experimentation and econometric practices…
Shereein Saraf
Nov 16, 2020
Input-Output Model and its Relevance
Input-Output Model and its Relevance
The article delves into the significance, usage, and criticisms of the input-output model in economics, state planning, and the…
Shereein Saraf
Nov 2, 2020
Poverty Trap — The Rattrap of Poverty
Poverty Trap — The Rattrap of Poverty
A low development or a developing country aims to reduce its poverty levels by targetting policies to benefit the needy. To adequately do…
Shereein Saraf
Oct 7, 2020
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