On behalf of the Stanford Economic Review Editorial Board, we are honored to present the twelfth volume of Stanford University’s undergraduate economics journal.
Our publication has continued to benefit from robust growth in both readership and volume of submissions, allowing us to reach new audiences across the globe. During the 2023-2024 academic year, we have also made it a priority to strengthen our presence in the Stanford community. Most notably, in an effort to bridge the gap between Stanford faculty and students, we started organizing “Econ Conversations”—informal meetings between professors and small groups of undergraduates.
This journal issue features undergraduate work on topics ranging from the effects of geopolitical risk on cryptocurrency markets to the dynamics between pitchers and batters in Major League Baseball. Commentary pieces written for our publication over the course of this year have contributed to the dialogue surrounding several key issues, opportunities, and policies impacting the United States and the world at large, including the rise of antimicrobial-resistant infections, the role played by voluntary carbon offsets in the fight against climate change, and the future of the US dollar in the global financial system.
We would like to take this opportunity to once again extend our gratitude to the authors whose writing appears in this journal edition and on the commentaries section of our website. Finally, we would like to thank the Stanford Economics Association (SEA) and the Stanford Economics Department for their thoughtful support of our publication and its mission.
Karthick Arunachalam and Eric Gao
2023-24 Editors in Chief