Michael Kang looks into the current status of economic gender equality and the potential economic growth of more women participating in the workforce.
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From Central Asia with Love and Remittances
Research Analyst Michael Oshell explores Central Asia’s dependence on foreign remittances.
Do High Hostilities Mean Low Oil Prices
Michael Kang explores the political and economic dynamics of the complex diplomatic relation between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Price of Freedom: Economic Implications of Catalonian Independence
Michael looks into the potential impact of Catalonian independence on the economic future of Spain and Catalonia
The Blame Game: Slowing Global Growth and the Impact of Emerging Markets
Since the 2008 financial crisis, Emerging Market (EM) economies have been the major drive of economic growth; however, the engine behind the growth is beginning to sputter. Of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) who contribute 20% of global GDP, Brazil and Russia are both in recession while China has experienced dramatic Read More…
Nominal GDP Level Targeting: A New Approach to Monetary Policy
Should countries take a more aggressive approach to monetary policy to combat future recessions?
Iran Nuclear Talks and Predicting the Price of Oil
On Tuesday it was announced that a historic deal had been reached in the Iran Nuclear Talks, inviting intense debate over its possible effects on the wider political environment
Open Borders, Part I: Can Removing Immigration Policies Double World GDP?
In Part One of his two-part series, Christopher Scarvelis discusses a perspective in favor of opening country borders.
NATO Spending Report: Members Fail to Meet 2% Threshold
The majority of NATO members defence expenditures remain stagnant as Russia continues to raise its offensives, Kristyn Byrne writes
Bearing Down: Modernizing Russia’s Armed Forces
Hasan Siddiqui articulates Russia’s military ambitions, contextualizes it within the broader geopolitical situation in Europe as well as analysing NATO’s attitude towards it.