By K. C. Moss. Stanford University. --- To make affordable health coverage a reality for more Americans, the government has a responsibility to ensure that drug costs reflect a competitive market.
Tag: 2013
The UK’s Decision to Phase-Out Aid to India: Progressive or naïve?
By Anne Evered. Stanford University. --- On November 8 of this year, the United Kingdom announced that it will be phasing out £200m ($319m) worth of aid to India between now and 2015.
Demand for Online Education Increases in Economic Downturn
By Olivia Moore. Stanford University. --- While about 15,000 students call the Stanford campus home, hundreds of thousands of people in countries from Russia to Peru have enjoyed the benefits of Stanford courses through free online classes that are available to...
Rise of Political Extremism Following the Eurozone Economic Crisis
By Rehan Adamjee. Stanford University. --- The European economic crisis has become the center of much of the economic discourse that is taking place around the world.
The Veil of Communism: An Analysis of Lifespan, GDP per Capita, Human Capital, and Agricultural Productivity in Eastern Europe
By Matei Dăian. Stanford University. --- There is a clear economic difference between the more economically-developed Western Europe and their poorer counterparts in Eastern Europe...
Price Gouging During Emergencies
By Nicholas Corona. Stanford University. --- In the wake of the Hurricane Sandy, it is important to analyze the economic principles at work as a part of the relief effort. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane...
Penny Costs More to Produce than its Value
By Justine Moore. Stanford University. --- Imagine that the penny no longer exists. The nickel is the lowest denomination coin, and most sellers round up prices to whole dollar values instead of saving consumers an additional cent by offering goods at prices like $19.99.
The Role of Decision Aids in the Affordable Care Act
By Sam Hansen. Stanford University. --- Imagine an 86 year-old patient who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. One day, the patient suffers a mild stroke, falls down, and breaks her hip.
An Inquiry into the Wealth of a Continent
By Jirapat Taechajongjintana. Stanford University. --- I once recalled my grandmother telling me her story of childhood yore; her eyes sparkled as she flashbacked to those moments of the “good old days”. “We lived differently then,” she said.