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-36 posts tagged "economics"
Kelsey Quint | Monday, September 18, 2023
Tax fraud, terrorists’ checking accounts and prostitution were just a few of the topics covered in a guest lecture Friday by award-winning economist and author Steven Levitt. The talk — entitled “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” — was part of the annual Thomas H. Quinn Lecture series. Mendoza College of
Stephen Viz | Thursday, April 20, 2023
First of all, let the record show that I am a Miller Lite man, as I only drink Bud Light if it’s free. Secondly, I want to make it clear from the get-go that this piece will avoid political pseudoscience, jargon, bigotry and opinion in addressing the obvious: Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch’s flagship alcoholic beverage, just
Pablo Lacayo | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
When my friends and I welcomed the new decade alongside the intermittent crashing of waves on the delectable shores of Nicaragua’s Pacific coast, we took a moment to predict what the 2020s would herald for our own lives and the potential events that might shape up the world in the years immediately ahead. Besides a
Sam Anderson | Wednesday, August 31, 2022
On August 24, the White House announced a student loan forgiveness plan via executive order that hopes to “provide breathing room to America’s working families as they continue to recover from the strains associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.” This plan will be implemented in three distinct phases. First, the Department of Education will provide up
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, April 12, 2022
The controversy began with Twitter, then the German chancellor called out the economic research on a popular talk show, and soon enough, the Washington Post was on the trail, phoning Notre Dame economics professor Rüdiger Bachmann. Bachmann was watching “Anne Will,” a German talk show viewed by millions, when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized a
Maggie Eastland | Friday, April 1, 2022
College students may not fill up their tanks as much as the average adult, but recent gas price spikes have impacted seniors living off campus, University investment portfolios and Notre Dame’s power plant. Budget Adjustments “Prior to this semester, my car took maybe $35 to fill up, and I want to say lately it’s been
Cora Haddad | Thursday, March 24, 2022
The Saint Mary’s College Economics Club is not a new addition to the community, but one that is being revived for 2022. Co-presidents and Saint Mary’s juniors Nicole Drummond and Nikki Murphy hope to rebuild the club to what it once was before the pandemic. Nicole Drummond is a double major in finance and economics
Renee Yaseen | Thursday, January 27, 2022
Imagine it didn’t matter whether you took AP Spanish or AP German — you knew you’d graduate somewhere near the top of your class. It didn’t matter whether you started a paper seven days before the due date, five days, or the night before — you knew you could get an A. It was never
Maggie Eastland and Maxwell Feldmann | Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A worker shortage is rippling across the country, and the Notre Dame campus is also feeling its impact. Whiteboards encouraging workers to join the Campus Dining staff and shortened Taco Bell hours highlight the underlying labor shortage on campus. The problem is exacerbated by both nationwide labor shortages and lower levels of student employment. “As
Caitlin Gormley | Tuesday, November 16, 2021
This semester could be one of the most expensive yet. From toilet paper to coffee, costs of student staples are rising. The consumer price index, which measures changes in how much Americans pay for certain goods and services, rose 0.4% in Sept., the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the past 12 months, prices in