Sound Economics

This week, I interviewed our own Alex Shaw for our first Thesis Corner of 2017. Take a read! Can you explain to our wonderful readers what your topic is? Yeah, I’ll give it a shot. So, my topic is about comparing wages across countries and essentially using a measure PPP to control those wages their actual buying power within the country that they are in. What made you choose that topic? I originally wanted to do something more along the lines of income by college major but if you Google that you’ll find many articles that have covered that pretty Continue reading Thesis Corner: Interview with Alex Shaw on Wages Between Different Countries→

The interaction between health and money is well-established in America. Money does not necessarily imply perfect health, but rather that should a serious illness crop up, wealthy individuals have the resources to address it with the best treatments available. Of course, this approach is not possible for all Americans, and a series of recent studies have begun to investigate just what happens to patients when the cost of prescribed cancer treatment is out of reach. A recent article published by NPR provides a number of truly stunning statistics, and I strongly encourage readers to give it a look. The research Continue reading Medical Professionals Begin to Weigh “Financial Toxicity” in the Balance for Cancer Patients→

It’s not often that you see countries have a lack of workers available across the nation, but it is the problem that Denmark has on its hands right now. An article from the New York Times outlines what the Danes are dealing with currently, but they simply don’t have enough skilled workers available to fill the jobs they need. The unemployment rate is at 4.3%, and has recovered extremely fast after the recession that hit across Europe. If the unemployment rate goes any lower, the country could run into inflation problems. The NYT notes that this has occurred before: During an economic Continue reading Not enough workers? The problem Denmark faces→

Generally, when an economics student is taking the introduction to Macroeconomics Theory the most commonly used word that will come out of the professor’s mouth is Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP is a term defined as the value of all final goods and serviced a country produces in a given period. This monetary value enacts as an indicator of how the overall economy is doing. However, two other factors play a role in what a sustainable economy looks like. These factors are 1) inflation: the change of prices over time and 2) the unemployment rate. In the eyes of economist’s, Continue reading Possible Economic Boom?→

So far, this series has examined recent trends in digital advertising, and covered various approaches to increasing digital ad revenue. This installment will take a look at the apparent trajectory of this industry, and some of the challenges that publishers and content creators face. At the moment, the future direction of digital advertising is in question. Agencies are being founded with the express purpose of selling unblockable advertising, while other companies opt for paywalls or simply barring adblock users from accessing their sites in the first place. Some companies such as Twitch have found success with new ad serving technology, Continue reading The Uncertain Future of Digital Advertising→