TRADE WAR TRUCE: A GAME WON OR LOST
byThe US and China have an opportunity to unite and fight this pandemic, but alas! Literature shows that since 1949, the US– China relations…
Economics
Social Distancing As A Privilege
byConsider a housemaid living in a two-room dwelling, with her three sons, her mother in-law, and her husband who is a construction worker. Recent…
To Play or Not to Play: A Game Theoretic Analysis of Trade War
byIn May this year, as the world dealt with the spectrum of horror that the pandemic brought with it, we also witnessed the slow…
Unintended Consequences
byAn important matter in the social sciences, relates to what a government should do in the face of imperfections and when it should intervene….
The Tragedy of the Co(rona)mmons
byWe see memes and videos on Facebook and Instagram of people at grocery stores hoarding “essential” goods such as toilet paper, clawing and screaming…