By Bishoy Megalla, Yale University
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During the early days of 2007, Northern Rock stood as the fifth-largest bank in the United Kingdom by mortgage assets; with £113.5 billion in assets, the bank had grown tremendously from its origins in the twentieth century as a simple building society. Continue reading BLOG: Northern Rock: The Forgotten Harbinger of the Global Financial Crisis
By Christopher Deranian, University of Maryland, College Park
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Over the past two decades, drought conditions in California have repeatedly threatened freshwater security in the state. Since Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in 2014, a variety of policies have been enacted to promote water conservation. Continue reading BLOG: How Price and Non-Price Incentives Affect California Water Demand
By Madison Smith, Yale University
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The goal of this paper is to highlight the importance of China implementing economic reforms in order to avoid a sustained slowdown following decades of substantial GDP growth. Continue reading BLOG: Hebei Province Economic Reforms as a Case Study for China’s Policy Perspective
