SMU Economics
Intelligence Club

In January, our members attended The World Ahead 2022, a sharing session by Dr. Simon Baptist, global chief economist at the Economist...

Authors: Kowsalya Ganesan & Ryan James Tan Wei Ren Editor & Region Head: Gingee Babu Sasthaa (Uday) The prospect of surging energy prices...

Authors: Chen Wei Li & Denzil Gomes Editor & Region Head: Gingee Babu Sasthaa (Uday) Lagging tourism recovery in Thailand While globally...

Authors: Nabilah Binte Azhar & Phua Ying Isabel Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel Chile’s Rapid Economic Growth Chile’s economy has roared back...

Authors: Keeven Cheong & Remus Tan Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel Abstract Hass avocados are becoming increasingly profitable and are fast...

Authors: Teo Chuan Hao, Jester & Truong Dam Linh Giang Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Abstract Squid Game shows us how debt...

Authors: Aces Low Ying Xuan & Chua Jun Jie, James Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Abstract Historically the 2 largest coal...

Authors: Tricia Goh & Dhruv Jayaraman Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Abstract This paper aims to identify and analyse the...

Authors: Caleb Ang & Varun Chandran Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Abstract Tax havens are countries that offer foreign...

Authors: Jacob Tran Vu Son Tung & Lee Cheng Jun Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) The Nordic model is commonly associated with...

Authors: Luqman Hakim bin Mohamed Yasin Research Head: Sasthaa Gingee Babu (Uday) Amidst the devastation wrought by Covid-19, the...

Authors: Wei Hong Yeo & Bhavika Agrawal Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel The Oil Curse Black gold; this commonly used phrase for crude oil...

Authors: Oh Ee Ting, Toh Jo Lyn Megan Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel 4 years ago, a video of a woman wearing a short skirt and crop top...

Authors: Aces Low Ying Xuan & Chua Jun Jie, James Research Head: Sasthaa GB (Uday) Abstract In July this year, China imposed harsh...

Authors: Dhruv Jayaraman & Varun Chandran Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract Drug prices have been steadily increasing in America for...

Authors: Ashwin Vijay Srinivasan & Jacob Tran Vu Son Tung Editor: Harsh Didwania The European Union (EU) has not only been the exemplary...

Authors: Nabilah Binte Azhar & Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel About the Adoption El Salvador’s leader, Bukele, has...

Authors: Chen Wei Li and Kowsalya Ganesan Editor & Region Head: Gingee Babu Sasthaa (Uday) Earlier this year in August, Sri Lanka...

Authors: Oh Ee Ting, Toh Jo Lyn Megan Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel 30 years ago, he was hailed as a hero for fighting against racism....

Authors: Daniel Ho Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract On March 11th 2021, Joe Biden’s signed his 1.9 trillion...

Authors: Saumya Rajawat, Sean Daniel Lee Region Head: Saumya Rajawat Editor: Harsh Didwania Abstract Immigration in the United States has...

Authors: Oh Ee Ting, Toh Jo Lyn Megan Editor: Tan Chok Geow From 1960, every decade has been hotter than its previous one with 2010s...

Authors: Ashwin Vijay Srinivasan & Jacob Tran Vu Son Tung Editor: Harsh Didwania Less than a month after news of severe cases of...

Authors: Nabilah Binte Azhar, Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Editor: Tan Chok Geow Background and Impact As a country brimming in oil and...