Week of 3/18/2023
The past week summarized in three headlines. 1. Roller Coaster Ride Last week was a bit of a rollercoaster ride…
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March 18, 2023
Intro to Diminishing Marginal Utility
Have you ever wondered how buffets make money if they allow people to eat endless amounts of food for a…
June 14, 2022
Intro to Healthcare Economics
Healthcare economics is the field at the intersection of healthcare and economics that deals with how to efficiently manage a…
March 17, 2021
What Top Finance Leaders and Experts Teach Their Kids About Money
Along with relationships, finance and money management is the one topic parents dread to talk to their kids about the…
February 18, 2021
The Federal Reserve’s Dual Mandate
The center of monetary policy in the U.S. is the Federal Reserve System. It’s composed of a board and twelve…
November 4, 2020
Game Theory and the US-China Trade War
The US/China trade war has quickly escalated as a result of new tariffs and the threat of increasing existing ones.…
September 18, 2020
Humans Versus Econs
In any introductory economics course, one of the first things you will be told is that in economic theory, people…
August 7, 2020
Ricardo’s Theory of Trade
Ricardo’s Theory of Trade is one of the most influential theories in modern global economics. It was created in the…
July 25, 2020
Intro to Behavioral Economics
One of the most widespread misconceptions about economics is that it’s all stocks and bonds and funds. While those certainly…
June 23, 2020
Economics of Systemic Racism
These past few weeks of heightened activism highlights that our nation is waking up to the injustices that our communities…
June 19, 2020