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The Precarious Proposals of Bernie Sanders

By Isaiah Fleming-Klink April 8, 2016

Our generation loves Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). In most polls, Senator Sanders wins close to 85 percent of democratic voters aged 18 to 29, and around 60 percent of those aged 33 to 44. Sanders has drawn,...

When it Comes to Hookups, It Is All a Game

When it Comes to Hookups, It Is All a Game

By Anirudha Vaddadi January 22, 2016

As I graduate this semester with a degree in economics, I’m still having trouble figuring out what exactly I’ve learned in those countless lectures filled with supply-and-demand graphs and equations....

HOCHBERG: Legalize The Use Of Drugs

HOCHBERG: Legalize The Use Of Drugs

By Gracie Hochberg November 13, 2015

The competitive college debate world loves debating whether or not the United States should legalize all drugs. As radical as this concept sounds, it is a favorite among debate teams because not only is...

KHAN: Consider Dangers of Divestment

KHAN: Consider Dangers of Divestment

By Michael Khan November 3, 2015

Georgetown’s board of directors decided to end the university’s direct investment of endowment monies in coal this summer. Over the past few months, Georgetown University Fossil Free has committed...

Costly Curves

By The Editorial Board November 3, 2015

As midterm grades roll in and students commence the push toward final examinations, it is not uncommon to see students from the different schools within Georgetown University engage in lively debates about...

HOCHBERG: Candidate Policies, Analyzed

HOCHBERG: Candidate Policies, Analyzed

By Gracie Hochberg October 16, 2015

Sorting through and evaluating the 2016 presidential candidates’ overlapping array of qualities can feel almost comically daunting. However, American voters can simplify the process by focusing on the...

HOCHBERG: Food for Thought

HOCHBERG: Food for Thought

By Gracie Hochberg October 9, 2015

While many children do not buy their parents’ “there are starving children” argument as a reason to eat that last bite of broccoli, the tired adage makes even less sense in the context of current...

HOCHBERG: Looking At Refugee Economics

HOCHBERG: Looking At Refugee Economics

By Gracie Hochberg September 25, 2015

Politicians, students and the media have been sparring on how responsible Europe and the United States are for sheltering Middle Eastern refugees. But what if they are ignoring a fundamental question:...

Research Examines Family Economics

By Deirdre Collins April 17, 2015

According to new research conducted by Catherine Tinsley, a professor of management and director of Georgetown’s Women’s in Leadership Initiative at the McDonough School of Business, the majority...

Where Are the Female STEM Majors?

Where Are the Female STEM Majors?

By Paul Healy March 16, 2015

Choosing a major can be one of the most consequential, agonizing decisions that we make in our college careers. Unsurprisingly, male and female students tend to choose different majors. We most often hear...

Innovation Initiative Offers Economics Incubator Course

By Toby Hung November 25, 2014

The Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation, known as gui2de, will offer a one-credit economics incubator course that will allow students to research and design innovative...

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Juan Gonzalez (COL ’15) spent an enlightening semester in India working with microfinance.

Senior Makes a Difference With Microfinance in India

By Bryan Yuen October 24, 2014

Not many people consider the slums of Pune, India, to be their desired study-abroad destination. But College senior Juan Gonzalez had an invaluable experience studying economics in Pune while interning...

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