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  • 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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Feb 21
    The Flawed Idea of a Universal Basic Income

    The Flawed Idea of a Universal Basic Income

    A Universal and Unconditional Basic Income is a disincentive to employment and financial sovereignty that ought to do more harm than good…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Feb 7
    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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Feb 14
    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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Feb 1
    Theory of Change for Development Evaluation

    Theory of Change for Development Evaluation

    A theory to explain causal pathways of anticipated impact after initiating an intervention, used in monitoring and evaluation methods, in…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Jan 24
    Urban Bias in Rural Development

    Urban Bias in Rural Development

    While the governments and policymakers set development goals, they often neglect the privations of rural areas. The article talks about…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Jan 17
    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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Jan 10
    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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Jan 3
    Inequalities in Economic Development

    Inequalities in Economic Development

    This article outlines a theory of economic development and the inequities of profits, consumption, and savings by different socio-economic…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Dec 20, 2020
    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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Dec 13, 2020
    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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Dec 6, 2020
    An Economy Made of Tobacco

    An Economy Made of Tobacco

    As the industry share of tobacco in China is on the rise — leading to an increase in revenues but also premature deaths — the state faces a…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Nov 29, 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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Nov 23, 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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Nov 16, 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.
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    Shereein Saraf
    Nov 9, 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…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Nov 2, 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?
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    Shereein Saraf
    Oct 26, 2020
    Rebuilding Rwanda; Building Africa

    Rebuilding Rwanda; Building Africa

    It has been around twenty-five years since the Rwandan genocide, but, with a vision to steer the economy, the leadership in Rwanda has…
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    Shereein Saraf
    Oct 20, 2020
    The Barriers to Economic Growth and Development

    The Barriers to Economic Growth and Development

    The answer to why development seems unachievable, or rather slowly achievable, lies in the aspects of the nature of the political economy.
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    Shereein Saraf
    Oct 17, 2020
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