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Economics & Business

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US Sovereign Wealth Fund and Debt-Associated Risk
Policy Analysis by Henry Dirckx

On February 3, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order for the creation of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). The idea, popularized by nations such as Norway and Saudi Arabia, has seen bipartisan support. However, a US SWF would face unique challenges in relation to the US’s current budget deficit and $36 trillion USD in debt.

4/21/2025


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​​Navigating Trade Amidst US Protectionist Policies: Suggestions for Small-Open States 
Policy Recommendation by Max Cheung
​1/9/2025
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The Schengen Area’s Weight on Greece’s Economic Recovery
Policy Analysis by Parker Lee & Jiahao Chao
​10/11/24

Implications of Marketization on Regime Stability in North Korea
Commentary​ by Tin Pak

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The collapse of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea’s state-run economy in the 1990s unleashed a wave of bottom-up marketization that has been threatening the stability of the Kim regime. 

1/28/2024
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Closing the Loophole for Sending Emissions Abroad​

Policy Recommendation by Mia 
Callahan

As the threat of climate change grows, preventing the offshoring of emissions becomes ever more critical.​
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​4/29/2023

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Supply Chains and Friend-shoring
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​Policy Recommendation by Peter Poliakov
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Current trends in globalization offer new benefits for the US,
its allies, and developing nations alike.


4/29/2023

Russia's Arctic Dreams Remain on Ice

​Commentary​ by Rino Hamanishi
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​Russia's plan to develop the Northern Sea Route shipping lane involves more than just building new ports.
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1/28/2023
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Mission Statement

Analyzing developing economies and international commerce

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RESEARCH FOCUS: EMERGING MARKETS AND ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
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A majority of the world's population lives in an emerging market and represents nearly half the world's GDP. The future of innovation and economic growth holds equal weight on the shoulders of these countries. Additionally, international trade has become an ever-increasing share in the global economy, and disruptions to it are a mounting concern, threatening the path for lower income countries to become prosperous. In an increasingly globalized world, the distinction between our economic interests and the rest of the world's become one and the same. It is imperative that global leaders and policy makers pursue sound economic policy that takes into account emerging markets and economic globalization in order to make the world a safer, prosperous, and developed one. ​​

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