“The Gold Rush Among the Stars: Trillionaires and Asteroid Mining” by Vinayak Kalra
“Bound by Irrationality: Pride & Prejudice” by Anagha Gopinath
“The $120K Banana: Defining Value in the Art World” by Alizeh Razvi
“When Technology Expires” by Isha Trivedi
Rent and pollution by cities have been on the rise. Migration towards urban hubs has induced high demand putting pressure on a slowly increasing housing stock. As space becomes scarce, low-income tenants are pushed out of their homes. Post-neoliberal housing policies in Europe, specifically Berlin, attempt to reverse this trend. However, how can a city balance attracting investment for sustainable housing refurbishments and keep rents at a reasonable level?
Read MoreEmotions play a huge role in risk perception and decision-making. The article explores vaccine hesitancy, its present and history, along with its economic implications through the lens of behavioural economics. Cognitive biases such as the affect heuristic and the confirmation bias could explain the anti-vaccine sentiment during the initial phases of the pandemic as well as other irrational decisions that one might make at the mercy of the mind.
Read MoreResource management has always been and still is an important part of policy-making in the economy in Canada. Like many non-renewable natural resources, the economics of fisheries can be sustainable if managed correctly… and Canada has been involved in both successes and total failures with fishery management. Perhaps we can draw on Indigenous knowledge and lessons from recent history to imagine and “sea” a future with sustainable fishery economics.
Read MoreThe Airbus A380 has an unmistakable grandeur by virtue of its enormity and capacity. What led to the failure of its multi-billion dollar project? The world is changing by the second, and it’s difficult to imagine what conditions and constraints will arise in the future.
Read MoreAs it continues to grow apparent that there may never be a return to the “normal” that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. People are making choices to not return to their jobs, to take strike and bargaining actions, and to withhold their labour. It is vital to understand the context and motivations underlying the public behaviour.
The cognitive capabilities of our minds constrain us from being the ‘rational economic agents’ that mainstream economic models theorize us as. Exploring decision-making by governments and individuals during the pandemic, through the lens of behavioral economics, can unravel the many cognitive delusions that we fall prey to.
Read MoreWith the ever growing private space sector, more and more corporations are looking for highly profitable avenues to our cosmos, and asteroid mining presents the perfect opportunity to do so. Let’s explore the myriad economic and legal questions within this potential-filled industry.
Read MoreIt’s become clear that people were gradually shifting away from the nine-to-five life, but this change was happening at a snail’s pace—that is until COVID-19 sent everyone home. Let’s discuss one of the most far-reaching effects of the pandemic, the abandonment of physical offices and the rapid digitization of our workplaces and lifestyles.
