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Runyu Zhao St.Mark’s School, Massachusetts, USA runyuzhao@stmarksschool.org Abstract: Nepal, a landlocked South Asian nation characterized by significant social and geographic inequalities, continues to face deep-rooted challenges in its education sector. Despite notable improvements in literacy and primary school enrollment, systemic barriers hinder equitable access to quality education, especially at higher levels. This study aims to […]

Some people have called artificial intelligence (AI) the next electricity, while others have called it the next end of the world. Certainly, economists want to put everything in appealing graphs and models. Sometimes the models function effectively, such as when they show supply and demand, creative destruction, or inequality. But AI often breaks free from

When people talk about America and China, the discussion tends to revolve around topics such as GDP growth, military strength, or who’s winning the race for AI competition. However, if looking deeply, there is something else shaping daily life in both countries: inequality. Though the ways they experience it are very different, the contrasts and

Golf seems to be a simple sort of game: Hit the ball, walk after it and hit it again. But anybody who has ever had to make a three-foot putt to win a tournament knows that it is also a game of strategy, patience and psychology. It’s essentially the perfect laboratory for an economist. Risk

Have you ever been caught playing video games when you were definitely not supposed to be blowing up pixelated zombies at 2 a.m.? Yeah, me too. And in that moment, as the screen goes dark and your parent gives you the “We need to talk” stare, you wish you had a better excuse than “But