economics
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US impact of China’s devalued currency
How will the devaluation of China’s currency affect the United States and the global economy? Here, associate professor of economics Kamran Dadkhah holds forth on China’s surprise financial decision last week.
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Student pens impressive policy essays for global competition
Aaron Kanzer, SSH'17, recently finished in the top 10 in the Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge for his thematic essays on global drug policy.
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Give thanks, and prosper
In new a paper, Northeastern psychology researchers challenge long-held beliefs about patience by showing that cultivating gratitude can promote impulse control—which many previous studies have linked to better long-term outcomes.
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When healthcare gets personal
Marie Schulte-Bockum’s decision to work on co-op at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement was fueled by her appreciation of Germany’s universal healthcare system, which helped save her sister’s life.
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PhD’s unemployment research leads to White House visit
Rand Ghayad, a doctoral candidate of economics at Northeastern, attended a meeting in Washington Friday with President Obama and corporate leaders focused on the president’s new initiative to combat long-term joblessness.
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Parliament, the Scottish way
Fourth-year student Anthony Turner, SSH’15, recently returned from his co-op at the Scottish Parliament, where he participated in researching legislation and writing parliamentary motions.
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Knowledge is a commodity
The map of ranks for cities in the selected European countries in 1990. Image courtesy of Qian Zhang. When economists talk about producers and consumers—the people that make stuff and the people that use it—they’re usually thinking about commodities like coffee, wheat, or oil. Not knowledge. That’s because knowledge hasn’t really…
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3Qs: Is America headed over the fiscal cliff?
William Dickens, University Distinguished Professor of Economics and Social Policy, predicts that a budget deal to avoid the fiscal cliff won’t be finalized before the Jan. 1 deadline.
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An economics approach to sustainability
Matthias Ruth, a new professor in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the College of Engineering, is at the forefront of a new field: ecological economics.
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3Qs: Coping with cascading crises
Financial problems can arise in many forms, from the plunging economy to the aftermath of natural disasters. We asked Randy Colvin, an associate professor of psychology at Northeastern, to discuss the psychological impacts of a looming double-dip recession paired with the devastation caused by natural disasters such as Hurricane Irene — as well as ways people can improve their emotional health in the face of such stress.
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A different kind of business travel
A range of global experiences helps Executive MBA students grasp the changing business landscape of the 21st century.
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Partisan politics hinders debt-ceiling deal
Congress and President Obama have yet to reach an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, a necessity to ensure that the United States is able to meet its financial obligations. William Dickens, a Distinguished Professor of Economics and Social Policy at Northeastern, said that the U.S. economy could slide into depression if a deal is not agreed upon by the Aug. 2 deadline.