• Rethinking Risk: Applying "Freakonomics" to Modern Risk Management

    • Zhi Yu Yap
    Nov 15, 2024Educational

    “What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents?” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner and publ...

  • Econometrics of Climate Change

    • Daria Haidar
    Sep 11, 2024Educational

    For years humanity has been able to unlock ingenious inventions to battle against obstacles of our development, from antibiotics to the internet. Yet one obstacle remains one of the most formidable challenges we face, one where ingenious inventions d...

  • Mental Health Benefits of Hobbies: Why Every Student Needs One

    • Celina Madaschi
    Sep 01, 2024

    "Your university years as a young student are often said to be the best years of your life. Make the most of them, as you will never get that time back”. You may have already heard this popular saying in your surroundings. Some students view these ye...

  • InspiHer Dinner: Inspiring Change and Gender Equality in Econometrics and Beyond

    • Gabriela Creţu
    Aug 01, 2024Educational

        When analyzing some statistics in econometrics and related fields, the gender ratio emerges as a notable aspect. Historically, like many other areas in STEM, econometrics has experienced a disparity between the number of males and females. Reflec...

  • Is structured procrastination the cure to summer syndrome? 

    • Daria Haidar
    Jun 12, 2024Educational

    Doesn’t it sometimes feel like getting things done is impossible when the weather changes? During winter it seems impossible to sit at a desk and work when all you want to do is drown yourself in a fluffy blanket, watch movies and drink hot chocolate...

  • Hush, Camera Rolling: The Hidden Costs of Child Labor Law Breaches 

    • Gabriela Creţu
    Jun 03, 2024Educational

    In the wake of the recent controversy surrounding Nickelodeon and the troubling environment allegedly fostered by Dan Schneider in children’s television, ’Quiet on Set’ serves as the inspiration for this article. It delves deeper into the economic im...

  • Is the Japanese economy like an old grandma?

    • Kristian Ronningen
    May 27, 2024Educational

    Last month, we saw the Japanese Yen at a 34-year low, past 160 per dollar. Back in the 1980s, economists discussed when Japan would surpass the US in GDP due to its astronomical growth and technological superiority. Now, 40 years later, we have the a...