Consumer and Business Behaviour

Argentina Inflation hits 100%

The inflation rate in Argentina has passed the 100% mark this week with consumers particularly hard hit by increasing food prices – the price of meat alone increased by almost 20% in the last month. […]

Is the internet a merit good?
Consumer and Business Behaviour

Is the internet a merit good?

In 2021, the Biden Administration announced the roll out of the Affordable Connectivity Program – low cost and high-speed internet for those who couldn’t afford their own connection or have difficulty setting it up. The […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

The Billionaire who is giving away his Billions – Patagonia founder giving company away to fight climate change

Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of the outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has announced his intention to give away ownership of his company to a trust and non-profit organisation. The new ownership structure will ensure that […]

Economic News

French government to earn over 10 million euros in tax windfall after the discovery of secret swimming pools

Thousands of French households are facing an unexpected tax bill after the use of an artificial intelligence tool found over 20,000 unreported swimming pools. The tool, which was only trialed in a handful of regions, […]

Externality diagrams
Consumer and Business Behaviour

Farmyard fart tax to combat climate change – a novel solution from the New Zealand government!

The government of New Zealand, a country notorious for having more sheep than people, has proposed a creative way to fight the impending climate crisis – a tax on the flatulence produced by cattle and […]

Economic News

China’s new goal of growing productivity at a higher rate than GDP depends on rural education

After the recent ‘two sessions’ in Beijing, a series of high-level meetings which determine the economic and social policy for the next five years, the Chinese government announced that there will not be a specific […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

China takes the number one spot for the most ‘new’ foreign direct investment in 2020

According to the latest UN figures, the Chinese economy attracted $163 billion in foreign direct investment last year. This 4% year-on-year increase is in contrast to the US economy’s 46% decline from $251 billion in […]