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Luis Arias-Argueta – January 30th, 2025
On January 27th, Nvidia lost nearly $600 billion in market cap due to a massive panic sell-off of shares after news that an open-source language model, DeepSeek R-1...​​
Posted on: March 2025
Sophia Muro – December 15th, 2024
Imagine being told that hard work and qualifications determine your paycheck, only to find that an invisible barrier—your gender—cuts your earnings short.
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2024-2025 Issue | Volume I (Incoming)
UTRGV
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In This Issue:
School Competition: An Inattentive Economy
Bennett Smith-Worthington
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“Zoned out of Opportunity”: Causal Effect of Land Use Regulation on Adult Incomes
Ignacio Lopez Gaffney Jr.
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Collective Bargaining and Faculty Composition in Public School Districts: Evidence from California
Ilina Logani
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Assessing German Fiscal Sustainability and Assessing the Effectiveness of the German Debt Brake
Abhimanyu Banerjee
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School Dropout Rates Across Ethnolinguistic Groups in Lao PDR: Examining Minority Group Status and the (Un)likelihood of Dropping Out
Rayna Zhou
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Productive Exporters or Export-Induced Labor Productivity? New Evidence from Egypt
Zhang Zhi
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Africa + China: The Belt and Road Initiative as an Outcome of Defense Policy
Sahil Jaiswal – January 11th, 2025
Introduction: From 1.2 Trillion in 2000 to 17.7 Trillion in 2021, China multiplied its GDP by a factor of 15...
Incoming Publication
Nvidia Stock Drop and What it Could Means for the Rest of the Magnificent 7
Luis Arias-Argueta – January 30th, 2025
On January 27th, Nvidia lost nearly $600 billion in market cap due to a massive panic sell-off of shares after...
Boom or Bust for NGOs?: The Effect of Matching Requirements on EPA Non-Profit Grant Recipients
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Zac Narimanian - January 4th, 2025
Despite their poignant position, however, we know precious little about how to support these organizations’ sustained growth...
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The Looming Demographic Crisis: Unpacking the Economic Ramifications of Population Decline in South Korea & Spain
Alfonso Delgado – December 21st, 2024
What happens when the engine of global growth—the people powering economies—begins to sputter?
The Gender Pay Gap: Economic Impacts and Strategies for Closing the Divide
Sophia Muro – December 15th, 2024
Imagine being told that hard work and qualifications determine your paycheck, only to find that an invisible barrier—your gender—cuts your earnings short.
Understanding the Global Economy in 2024: Key Trends and Challenges
Jocelyn Garcia - December 15th
Despite lingering challenges such as geopolitical tensions and structural barriers, falling inflation and consistent growth paint a cautiously optimistic picture for the future.
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