Intro to the Circular Flow Model
The economy is far too vast and complex to fully understand, and thus economists have made models to simplify the…
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November 1, 2019
Image showing smoke rising from a Saudi Aramco oil facility. PHOTO: PLANET LABS/REUTERS
Saudi Aramco Attacks: What Now?
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant, was attacked by a drone strike this past Saturday. A group of…
September 15, 2019
The Carbon Tax: Understanding Negative Externalities
With the 2020 election fast approaching and with global warming entering center stage, carbon taxes have been in the news.…
August 14, 2019
Intro to Dividends
While looking at various stocks, you may have noticed something called a dividend. Perhaps you saw a percentage that denoted…
June 28, 2019
In this photo taken on May 27, 2019, a Huawei logo is displayed at a retail store in Beijing. - China is digging in for a tough period of deteriorating ties with the United States, fanning the flames of patriotism with Korean War films, a viral song on the trade war, and editorials lambasting Washington. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Huawei and “The American Trap”
Huawei, espionage, 5G, no matter the form it takes, it’s all over the news. But how did we arrive at…
June 11, 2019
The Worth of a College Degree
With admissions rates dropping and college tuition rising, making decisions about which college to attend or what to study can…
April 5, 2019
Intro to Inflation
If you have ever held on to money for an extended period of time, you may have noticed the money…
April 5, 2019
Intro to the Business Cycle
It seems like the US economy crashes every decade or so, and there is some fact in this; the US…
April 1, 2019
Intro to The Phillips Curve
Doctors use indicators like heart rate and blood pressure are to measure well-being. Similarly, economists rely on a number of…
March 23, 2019
Basics of Supply
One of the most fundamental relationships in economics is the one between supply and demand. In order to understand the…
March 16, 2019