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Evaluating Elon Musk’s reign as Twitter’s face

2023-04-27
By: Nicolas Neal
On: April 27, 2023

In a headline that dominated Twitter’s trending page on October 27th, 2022, Elon Musk was to complete a deal to buy a 9.2% stake of the social media platform forContinue Reading

The making of “big insulin” in the United States

2023-04-18
By: Ashton Casey
On: April 18, 2023

Before the 1920s, a diagnosis of type-1 diabetes meant a death sentence. No drugs existed to treat the autoimmune disease that caused the body’s immune system to attack and destroyContinue Reading

Externalities of transportation electrification

2023-01-28
By: Ashton Casey
On: January 28, 2023

In the United States and the rest of the world, the private sector has rapidly increased its call for a transition to renewable energy, prompting governments to follow suit. FossilContinue Reading

Going green with green plates? Insights from Nudge Theory

2022-11-07
By: Robert Huang
On: November 7, 2022

In the discussion of the global transition to net-zero emissions, much attention has been paid to the industrial and transportation sectors. While these two sectors contribute to over half ofContinue Reading

The local dynamics of global cuisine

2022-06-06
By: Sridhar Adusumilli
On: June 6, 2022

Globalization, the process by which people, businesses, and customs develop international influence, has spurred a confluence of diverse cultures in specific cosmopolitan centers. With the advances in technology and transportationContinue Reading

How can e-commerce companies facilitate climate adaptation using big data?

2021-11-24
By: Robert Huang
On: November 24, 2021

Winter storms in Texas, floods in Europe, heatwaves and wildfires in California, hurricanes in Louisiana… This year, a severe natural disaster makes the front page every few weeks. Many of usContinue Reading

Highway

The surprising economics of high-occupancy toll lanes

2021-05-20
By: Cole Jones
On: May 20, 2021

Los Angeles is known for a lot of things: Hollywood, world-famous beaches, and great food. Yet, it has also earned a reputation for being home to some of the mostContinue Reading

‘Contagion’ (2011) but in real life: An economic analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the U.S. film industry

2020-12-01
By: Varun Agrawal
On: December 1, 2020

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic feels like it has been taken straight from a movie plot. It feels too grand to be true: entire economies and markets have come to anContinue Reading

College sports during the coronavirus pandemic

2020-11-14
By: Yee Young Cher
On: November 14, 2020

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

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