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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 […]
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This past summer, I was accepted as a Helene Cody Scholar Candidate, an amazing opportunity to run my own community service project! The Helene Cody Foundation is a nonprofit organization with the mission of inspiring youth to volunteer […]
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Although Fed Chair Jerome Powell agrees that climate change poses risks for the financial system, he is not willing to take bold steps to combat climate change. In a recent press conference, he said that “climate change is […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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As my cousins and I were driving back home from a long day spent in downtown San Francisco, through the light provided by a streetlamp, I noticed an unusually shaped car driving in front of us. The bottom […]
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I step out onto the porch of my cousin’s home in San Jose, California and immediately squint my eyes and pinch my nose. The air has turned a sickly gray color due to the smoke from a forest […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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