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Examining China’s goal of common prosperity through the lens of rural land consolidation

2022-04-09
By: Angela Liu
On: April 9, 2022

The term “common prosperity” has once again emerged at the forefront of Chinese economics as it cements its place in President Xi Jiping’s rhetoric. At its core, China’s goal ofContinue Reading

Addressing the medical spatial mismatch in U.S. under-resourced urban communities

2022-04-07
By: Pratik Thakur
On: April 7, 2022

Healthcare outcomes for individuals vary greatly across the United States. Factors such as socioeconomic status and location have a strong impact on the ability to live a healthy life. InContinue Reading

Behind the scenes of international lending during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022-03-07
By: Shravan Pejavar
On: March 7, 2022

In March of 2020, the world stopped. Economies collapsed, schools closed, and families went dormant. Now, as those of us in the developed world salvage our economies, return to theContinue Reading

The doughnut: A solution to our runaway train

2022-01-30
By: Will Erens
On: January 30, 2022

Albert Einstein once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” a lighthearted quote now unfurled into a million metaphors — none moreContinue Reading

The unseen environmental impacts of cryptocurrency: Is bitcoin mining sustainable?

2022-01-11
By: John Price
On: January 11, 2022

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin—these represent only a few major cryptocurrencies trading 24 hours a day across the globe. Crypto’s sizable volatility attracts all kinds of investors, although recently, a newerContinue Reading

The future of Southeast Asian economies

2022-01-02
By: Yee Young Cher
On: January 2, 2022

In Southeast Asia, a group of small nations are steadily growing into a formidable force, even in the face of multiple setbacks. Under ASEAN (Association of SouthEast Asian Nations), theirContinue Reading

Tourism and climate change: The dissonance between a key economic player and an environmentally destructive industry

2021-12-05
By: Delaney Demsher
On: December 5, 2021

A few collectively agreed upon desires during the height of the coronavirus pandemic were to open up businesses, get out of the house, and travel. The lockdown period left peopleContinue 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

The key to sustainably expanding America’s economy: Economic neighborhood development

2021-11-23
By: Amanda Grennan
On: November 23, 2021

Economic and neighborhood development in low-income areas can transform macroeconomic issues caused by mass incarceration. Government-funded development programs that encourage access to secure housing, food, and education would intervene inContinue Reading

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