Below is an essay that I completed for a course in monetary policy. The goal was to critically appraise financial regulation efforts in light of the recent financial crisis. Essay Prompt: Drawing on the experience of the Great Financial Crisis, critically appraise how changes in the system of financial regulation might assist avoidance of future such [...]
Here’s a crazy suggestion, why not freely allow — but also tax — activities that harm other people? Well, that is the basic logic behind Pigovian taxes. With a Pigovian tax in place there is always an incentive to reduce the negative externality that is being taxed upon (such as pollution). In contrast stands regulation. [...]
Late yesterday afternoon Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced a piece of legislation dubbed “The Startup Visa Act.” With support from over 100 US venture capital and angel investors (including top players Y Combinator and Foundry Group), The Startup Visa Act represents a step in the right direction towards proper immigration reform. The [...]
We’re merely ten days into the decade, and yet we can all tell that this is going to be a big year for innovation. Let’s take a look into the future at the Top 10 (Likely) Tech Trends for 2010…
Initial Public Offerings (IPO) — Let’s be honest here, it’s the start of 2010 and everyone in the industry [...]