Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis
According to the CBRE Global Living Report 2020, with an average property price of 1,254,442 USD, Hong Kong is currently the most expensive property market in the world. As aContinue Reading
College Sports During the Coronavirus Pandemic
College sports have become an important part of higher education in the United States; they play an important role in college culture, dorm life, and they bring in large amountsContinue Reading
Complexity Economics
In April 1987, Brian Arthur, then a Professor of Human Biology at Stanford University, was walking toward his office. He ran into a helmeted Kenneth Arrow, the late Nobel LaureateContinue Reading
A Short Discourse on the Efficacy of and Ethics in Economic Teaching
The performance of the economy seems to be a conversation starter anywhere. Academics, politicians, and investors give their opinions on the well-being of the economy openly and enthusiastically. A popularContinue Reading
The Evolution of the Apple Ecosystem
As the world’s first trillion-dollar public company, Apple is no stranger to the public spotlight. Not all of this attention is positive, however. Critics blast the company for a varietyContinue Reading
How to Make WeWork Work
“We lose money on every sale but make it up in volume”. The old joke holds a painful kernel of truth: scale alone does not ensure profitability. This is aContinue Reading
A New Economic Landscape for College Sports
This October, in a landmark decision, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) allowed college athletes to be paid for their own name and image through endorsements. The impetus for thisContinue Reading
The Role of the European Stability Mechanism in Managing the Euro Crisis
Image description: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and then-French President François Hollande meet in 2015. In 2009, leaders within the European Union realized that theyContinue Reading
WeWork’s IPO to Nowhere
With its initial public offering (IPO) scheduled to take place within months, the We Company (better known as WeWork) was about to realize the dream of technology startups everywhere: sellContinue Reading