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Jul 27, 2022

The Ideal of Freedom

In most political rhetoric, the ideal of freedom is accepted a priori- as both the medium and end goal of all economic and political organization. Such a sentiment is nowhere more tangible than in Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. The majority of arguments put forth by Hayek assume the necessity…

Philosophy

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The Ideal of Freedom
The Ideal of Freedom
Philosophy

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Jan 14, 2022

Where Numbers Fail

Mathematics forms a justifiably important part of economic analysis. It provides quantitative figures to describe often-qualitative phenomena, and allows us to engage in data comparison, analysis, and prediction. However, it is not the indisputable window into an economy it is often purported to be. …

Economics

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Where Numbers Fail
Where Numbers Fail
Economics

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Jan 2, 2022

Is authoritarian capitalism the ideal economic model?

Introduction In recent years, the outstanding success of authoritarian capitalist economies like China has fueled critics of liberal democracies, seemingly proving that social and political freedoms have little place in economic development, and indeed, general economic analysis. This stance originally advocated for the suppression of political rights in order to achieve…

Economics

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Is authoritarian capitalism the ideal economic model?
Is authoritarian capitalism the ideal economic model?
Economics

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Nov 3, 2021

An Unsung Hero [ARCHIVE]

A story I wrote a few years ago. I seem to have loved using ‘he’ in these old stories. Anyways, hope you enjoy! Tom’s eyes narrowed as the harsh gales blew away his cap. The young soldier tightened his grip on his semi-automatic rifle. It was July 10, 1945, and…

Fiction

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An Unsung Hero [ARCHIVE]
An Unsung Hero [ARCHIVE]
Fiction

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Oct 27, 2021

How Nudges Can Be Used to Advance Consumer Digital Privacy

Introduction It is possible for the unregulated functioning of free markets to result in the optimal social output not being reached, known as market failure. In cases where producers know more than consumers, or vice versa, it creates a situation of asymmetric information that results in either party gaining an unfair…

Economics

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How Nudges Can Be Used to Advance Consumer Digital Privacy
How Nudges Can Be Used to Advance Consumer Digital Privacy
Economics

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Oct 4, 2021

Reconciling Stoicism and Epicureanism

While the Stoic and Epicurean schools of philosophy are often seen as drastic opposites- the former believing in a fundamental justice and order in the universe, and the latter believing in no such order but only randomness- they are, as I hope to show, in fact complements of each other. …

Philosophy

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Reconciling Stoicism and Epicureanism
Reconciling Stoicism and Epicureanism
Philosophy

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Jul 16, 2021

How Effective Are Price Ceilings?

This is an economic analysis I wrote a few months ago (from the date of publication) evaluating the price ceiling imposed on knee surgeries by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) of India in 2013. …

Economics

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How Effective Are Price Ceilings?
How Effective Are Price Ceilings?
Economics

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Jul 14, 2021

Prospect Theory- Behavioural Economics 2

Introduction While much of economics in the 1900s was dominated by the assumption of rational behaviour (this is known as expected utility theory), in 1979, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky published a ground-breaking paper in the Econometrica journal that presented an alternative theory of behaviour known as prospect theory[1]. Basics Similarly to…

Behavioral Economics

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Prospect Theory- Behavioural Economics 2
Prospect Theory- Behavioural Economics 2
Behavioral Economics

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Jul 13, 2021

On Free Will

In this article, I hope to achieve three objectives: Convince you that free will is an illusion; Partly debunk the first proof and show you how to build better habits, and perhaps most importantly; Leave you with more questions that you came with. Free Will is an Illusion In order to debunk the existence of…

Philosophy

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On Free Will
On Free Will
Philosophy

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Jul 9, 2021

On Free Software [ARCHIVE]

This is another post from my old blog on the reason you should mistrust free software. Some parts may conjure images of tinfoil hat-wearers, but I nevertheless ask you to read it with an open mind. We all love free software. What’s not there to like about it? It’s free…

Privacy

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Privacy

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