I have written multiple financial crises articles in the past but have yet to touch on my home turf, New Zealand. These tumultuous times make for quite the backdrop to finally highlight this nation. New Zealand found itself in quite an enviable position following the GFC due to a number of policy decisions that put […]
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Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Some notable figures have written it off, claiming it to be nothing more than a complex Ponzi scheme, while others are insistent that cryptocurrencies are the future of the monetary system. Regardless of which party is correct, the near […]
I’ve mostly looked at demand driven components of health economics in previous articles. Now though, I will look at an aspect of health economics that flips the equation on its head. Organ donation has a fairly steadily increasing rate of demand, but the rate of organ donations has not risen in tandem. Therefore, there is […]
In part one of my series about health economics I gave an overview of the drivers of demand in the medical care market. In this post, I will go beyond a general interpretation of demand and give you an in-depth overview of a specific and expensive issue: the rising cost of public liability insurance. Public […]
This post is the first in a series of articles exploring concepts of one of the lesser known fields of economic study – health economics. When one thinks of economics their mind usually turns to concepts of trade, resource allocation, and other similarly business-related concepts. However, ideas of supply and demand have gone beyond traditional […]
My friends and I walked out of the Big Short several years ago feeling like a group of global financial crisis experts. We were shocked, how could no one have seen the collapse coming? It all seemed so clear. Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the […]
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The age old tale of financial crises
The story of the 2008 financial crisis begins somewhere shortly after the death of Jesus Christ himself. Not 33 years after Christ’s passing did Emperor Tiberius of the Roman Empire have to rescue his constituents’ financial sanctity through the age-old process of quantitative easing. The Roman Empire was in shambles following a severe economic downturn […]
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The Paths of Consultancy
Daryl Morey slinks away to a secluded weight-room with two muted TVs broadcasting the tipoff of his beloved Houston Rockets, the team he created. As general manager, he had the power to build the team to exactly his desires. But how did he attain this power in a league where two thirds of GMs are […]
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The Hum of Chinese Innovation
I am not sure if I’m simply becoming a more globally aware person or if reports on China are on the rise, but over the past several years I seem to have been reading more and more about our world’s perceived next global power, China. This volume of new articles sparked an interest in me […]
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The Promise and Peril of Big Data
‘Big data’ is a term that describes the vast amounts information being collected and processed as the world’s technological prowess grows at an astonishing rate. What differentiates big data from regular old data is the three v’s, velocity, variety, and volume. Velocity describes the speed at which the information is initially received, transferred, and processed […]
The process of securing an internship at an investment bank is both a daunting and strenuous endeavour. Through research and experiences of my own, I have gathered insights into how to prepare for and succeed in the search for an internship. I began by considering what to do to get an initial foot in the […]
I spend a large chunk of my daily life attached to technology. I wake up courtesy of the alarm on my phone and as I turn it off I am greeted by the notifications that have reached me overnight. Fantastic, one of my friends on Instagram has posted for the first time in a while. […]