On August 25, former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was due to appear in court to hear the verdict on her trial over involvement in a rice subsidy scandal. If she is […]
Much Ado About Rice: Thailand’s Rice Market Exploitation Wildly Backfires
Economics of Happiness: An Interview with Richard Easterlin
USC Professor Richard Easterlin
The Argentine Inflation Problem
In the final week of 2017, Argentina’s Merval index, the most important index of Argentina’s stock exchange, hit the 30,000 point mark for the first time in history, surging 77 percent in […]
Will Trump Tariff Solar Panels at the Cost of American Service Jobs?
One of President Trump’s main promises on the campaign trail was to crack down on free trade in the name of protecting American businesses, particularly the manufacturing sector. […]
The Uneven Costs of Raising the Federal Minimum Wage
Is what’s fair for a Californian feasible for an Alabaman?
Renegotiating NAFTA May Harm College-Educated African Americans
Introduction A key promise of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign – the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – is well under way, with a fifth round of trilateral talks […]
No Grounds to Stand On: Analyzing the Case Against Lil’ Bill
The video was all over Facebook, trailed by hundreds of angry comments from USC students. The reason? “I’ve been asked to leave the campus,” says Aaron Flournoy in the clip. “It’s like […]
Index Funds Help Curb Corporate Short-Termism
Active money management has lost its luster. Since the Great Recession, investors have given up on expensive hedge funds and their mediocre returns, preferring far less flashy options like index funds. Even […]
