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    AMC: Manipulation of the Market
    • Jun 19
    • 6 min

    AMC: Manipulation of the Market

    Author: Caleb Ang Wei-En Research Head: Ashwin Introduction As resources on how to invest become plentiful, there has been a huge...
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    Lobbying and its Effects on the United States
    • Jun 19
    • 6 min

    Lobbying and its Effects on the United States

    Author: Caleb Ang Wei-En Research Head: Ashwin Image Taken From: What is Lobbying and Can it Be Good? NowThisWorld, Youtube....
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    How Obesity in America is not a rational choice
    • Jun 19
    • 8 min

    How Obesity in America is not a rational choice

    Author: Tricia Goh Research Head: Ashwin <a href='https://www.freepik.com/vectors/obesity'>Obesity vector created by macrovector -...
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    Exploring the effects of illegal immigration on the US economy
    • Jan 11
    • 6 min

    Exploring the effects of illegal immigration on the US economy

    Authors: Tricia Goh & Dhruv Jayaraman Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Abstract This paper aims to identify and analyse the...
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    US state tax havens. Which states, how did they get there and what are the impacts
    • Jan 11
    • 6 min

    US state tax havens. Which states, how did they get there and what are the impacts

    Authors: Caleb Ang & Varun Chandran Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Abstract Tax havens are countries that offer foreign...
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    America's high drug costs: Through the lens of Insulin and Epi-Pen prices
    • Jan 11
    • 7 min

    America's high drug costs: Through the lens of Insulin and Epi-Pen prices

    Authors: Dhruv Jayaraman & Varun Chandran Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract Drug prices have been steadily increasing in America for...
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    Rethinking Inflation: The Hidden Risk Behind America’s Big Ticket Spending
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    Rethinking Inflation: The Hidden Risk Behind America’s Big Ticket Spending

    Authors: Daniel Ho Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract On March 11th 2021, Joe Biden’s signed his 1.9 trillion...
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    Assessing Immigration in America - Where Does It Lead?
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    Assessing Immigration in America - Where Does It Lead?

    Authors: Saumya Rajawat, Sean Daniel Lee Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract Immigration in the United States has...
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    Exploring the student debt crisis in America; the causes of, and proposed solutions for the problem
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 8 min

    Exploring the student debt crisis in America; the causes of, and proposed solutions for the problem

    Authors: Dhruv Jayaraman & Varun Chandran Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract Student debt in America has been snowballing for decades, with...
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    Decrypting Cryptocurrency
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    Decrypting Cryptocurrency

    Authors: Sean & Shrey Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania "The price of Bitcoin will go to $238,855. I measured the...
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    Does America Need a Federal Minimum Wage?
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    Does America Need a Federal Minimum Wage?

    Authors: Daniel Ho & Saumya Rajawat Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract In the United States, a statutory minimum...
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    Wall Street Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    Wall Street Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine

    Authors: Saumya Rajawat and Shrey Bansal Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract On 28th January 2021, the share...
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    Make America Sane Again!
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    Make America Sane Again!

    Authors: Daniel Ho and Sean Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract The past four years have been marked by chaos and...
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    Effectiveness of 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Acts
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 7 min

    Effectiveness of 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Acts

    Authors: Joel Tan, Ivan Chin Region Head: Ace Chua Editor: Akshat Daga Abstract On 22 December 2017, Trump signed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act...
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    Twin deficits in the US: How sustainable is it?
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 6 min

    Twin deficits in the US: How sustainable is it?

    Authors: Ace Chua, Bernie Tan Region Head: Ace Chua Editor: Akshat Daga Abstract A twin deficit occurs when the country has both a...
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     On America: Tiktok-ing with China
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 7 min

    On America: Tiktok-ing with China

    Authors: Ace Chua, Bernie Tan Region Head: Ace Chua Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Sonja Lam Abstract Following a whooping 110...
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    The efficacy of increasing US Minimum Wage
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    The efficacy of increasing US Minimum Wage

    Authors: Joel Tan, Ivan Chin Region Head: Ace Chua Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Sonja Lam Abstract In 2019, The Raise the Wage Act...
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    Is the US all steeled up for hikes in aluminum import tariffs?
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 5 min

    Is the US all steeled up for hikes in aluminum import tariffs?

    Authors: Ace Chua, Bernie Tan Region Head: Ace Chua Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Sonja Lam Abstract In 2018, Trump announced his...
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    Bright Futures for Mexico, or Mightier Shadows?
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Bright Futures for Mexico, or Mightier Shadows?

    Authors: Joel Tan, Ivan Region Head: Ace Chua Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Sonja Lam Abstract Over the years, Mexico has been...
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    Impact of Legalization of Marijuana on the Canadian Economy
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 5 min

    Impact of Legalization of Marijuana on the Canadian Economy

    By: Burhanuddin S. Naib, Yash Vardhan Jagnani Research Head: Ong Guan Da Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Jasmine Abstract In this...
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    How effective is Phase One trade deal to the US economy?
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 5 min

    How effective is Phase One trade deal to the US economy?

    By: Chia Hao Guang, Dong Naige, Ong Guan Da Research Head: Ong Guan Da Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Chen Hsuan Ju Abstract...
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    Is the trade war with China beneficial to the US economy?
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 6 min

    Is the trade war with China beneficial to the US economy?

    Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Sonja Lam Abstract The ongoing US-China trade war seems to reinforce a realist position within the...
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    Impact of immigration on US economy
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Impact of immigration on US economy

    By: Burhanuddin S. Naib, Yash Vardhan Jagnani, Ong Guan Da Research Head: Ong Guan Da Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Chen Hsuan Ju ...
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    Impacts of Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” Programme on the US Economy
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Impacts of Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” Programme on the US Economy

    By: Chia HaoGuang, Dong Naige Research Head: Ong Guan Da Editor: Akshat Daga Illustration by Jasmine Abstract Amidst the many global ...
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