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Do Fair Trade Initiatives Help or Hinder Development

Do Fair Trade Initiatives Help or Hinder Development

Do the systems and implementation of fair trade initiatives support or hinder development? How should we define development in this context? Is there a straightforward answer when considering economic, social, and institutional aspects of development?

A Review of "Queens" - Does the Gender of Leaders Impact Conflict Participation

A Review of "Queens" - Does the Gender of Leaders Impact Conflict Participation

Does the gender of a political leader matter when it comes to the likelihood of polity participation in conflict? Historically why are female leaders more likely to be involved in conflicts than male leaders? What role does a queen's husband play in conflict participation?

Cutting the Head Off the Snake - An Analysis of Kingpin Strategy in Combating Drug Trafficking Organisations

Cutting the Head Off the Snake - An Analysis of Kingpin Strategy in Combating Drug Trafficking Organisations

What does the Kingpin Strategy when fighting organised crime mean? What did economists find about the strategy and community violence? What empirical challenges arose during their analysis?

The "Vibecession" - The Gap Between Consumer Sentiment and Economic Realities

The "Vibecession" - The Gap Between Consumer Sentiment and Economic Realities

What does 'vibecession' even mean? Does this new Gen Z term capture the disconnect between consumer sentiment and economic realities in 2024? And how has this phenomenon occurred?

Individual Transferable Quotas - Managing Fisheries with Economic Policies

Individual Transferable Quotas - Managing Fisheries with Economic Policies

Discover the intriguing world of natural resource markets and the debate surrounding policy effectiveness in addressing pricing market failure. Learn how mispricing and overexploitation impact our planet's ecological balance.

The Cost of a Human Life - How do Economists Estimate the Value of a Life

The Cost of a Human Life - How do Economists Estimate the Value of a Life

Can a monetary value be place on the life of an individual? Find out how economist estimate the value of a statistical life. How much do lives cost and how does it affect policy decisions? Is it ethical to do so?

Neoclassical Axioms and their Effect on Individual Preferences

Neoclassical Axioms and their Effect on Individual Preferences

What are the neoclassical axioms that are placed on individual preferences? What is their significance? Does consumer demand behaviour always satisfy these axioms?