Student loans and 'risk-sharing' – the problem with penalizing colleges when graduates can't pay
Mar 21, 2019 13:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Investing Economy
When a student borrows money from the government to go to college and then has serious trouble paying it back, should the college be on the hook to help pay back the government? That question lies at the heart of a...
Electric vehicles as an example of a market failure
Mar 21, 2019 13:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Business
Electric vehicle revolution is well under way. Norway ambitiously heads toward having all new cars sold as zero-emission by 2025. China continues to be one of the major drivers of EV boom. The US market experiences strong...
Small brewers show how craft principles could reshape the economy – but they're under threat
Mar 21, 2019 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Our economy currently relies heavily on unsustainable industrial principles of mass scale, never-ending growth and throwaway consumerism. The transition to a sustainable economy, then, requires a shift in how we think...
Depending on who you are, the benefits of a cashless society are greatly overrated
Mar 21, 2019 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
After recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada last October, research shows the number of bank notes in circulation fell sharply. Before, marijuana buyers used cash to keep their transactions anonymous. After,...
German bund yields jump after Fed hints at brake on raising rates; EU leaders’ summit in focus
Mar 21, 2019 10:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bund yields slumped during European session Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted at putting a brake on further rate hikes. Now, investors will take a close look at todays European Union leaders summit, for...
Mar 21, 2019 07:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand economy grew 0.6 percent q/q in the fourth quarter of last year, in line with market expectations. This saw annual growth slow from 2.6 percent in Q3 to 2.3 percent in Q4 (annual average growth eased from a...
Mar 21, 2019 04:04 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds surged during Asian trading session Thursday after the Federal Reserve put a brake on further rate hikes in the economy, in its monetary policy meeting, held late yesterday. Widely in line...
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