Posts from Research

This past November, I was able to submit to the Berkeley Economic Review’s high school essay contest, responding to the prompt, “The US has been raising the debt ceiling for decades. Discuss the economic implications of the current […]

Cap-and-trade and a carbon tax are two government policies created to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and bring the country closer to its climate goals. A carbon tax directly puts a price on emissions, meaning that companies are charged […]

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), only one-third of adults could answer at least four of five financial literacy questions on fundamental economic concepts including mortgages, interest rates, inflation and risk. Additionally, about 40% of Americans […]

When thinking about the origins of economic inequality, it ages back to the earliest humans, when concepts of property and trading came to be. However, one of the first examples could be observed even before the United States […]

First Industrial Revolution The first industrial revolution, taking place in 1765, transformed our economy from industry to agriculture, allowing many manufacturing processes to become mechanized. Discoveries including coal extraction processes, the steam engine, and spinning machines would change […]

Self-driving cars. Genetic engineering. Virtual Reality. An industrial revolution is taking place in front of our eyes and it’s moving exceptionally fast. What does this mean for the economy?  As we implement smart technologies into our workplaces, employment, […]

The Biden administration recently proposed the implementation of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  An analysis of the package will reveal that it is to be split into four categories:  COVID-19 relief → […]