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In 2010, the UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, founded The Behavioral Insight Team (BIT) – popularly known as the Nudge Unit – with a simple but impossible mission: Transform the approach of major government departments and deliver a tenfold return on its cost.
Continue reading “Behavioural Economics: The Most Effective Tool for Policymakers”
The recent disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi has raised interesting questions about the current state of press freedom.
Continue reading “The Dire State of Press Freedom: Khashoggi, Technology and Fake News”
Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign tactics sounded familiar to anyone who has been exposed to Donald Trump’s own election trail: he promised to return to “traditional values”, to rid the country’s political system of corruption and uplift the economy out of a long and suffered economic slump. He held rallies and televised ads, and his presence on the major social media platforms was evident. What is less known to the international crowd is how the messaging platform ‘WhatsApp’ might have helped the far right candidate spread falsehoods and embolden his political momentum.
Continue reading “How WhatsApp got Bolsonaro elected president in Brazil”
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Nearly every major film production company is vying for Netflix’s top spot in the streaming industry. This competition, surprisingly, is expensive for consumers.
Continue reading “Binge watching is about to get more expensive”
This is the second part of our analysis of Amazon’s rise to 1 trillion. Today, we look at the changing relations between Amazon and the US political circles.
When a company registers £178 billion revenue and employs 560,000 people, it does not go unseen in Washington’s, London’s or Brussels’ corridors of power. Amazon is no exception. The online retailer’s relation with politics is complex, being alternatively cooperative or detached, but is always functional to profit maximisation. Continue reading “Race to One Trillion: Amazon’s Affairs in Washington”
Consumer trends are slowly shifting from ownership to experience. The rise of this ‘sharing economy’ has transformed market landscapes with the massive growth of companies like Uber and Airbnb. Now, it’s possible to rent out your ride, your apartment, your workspace, and even your luxury clothing. In this rapidly-changing setting, the focus has shifted to assessing its newly-born risks.
Continue reading “The ‘sharing economy’: Is it too good to be true?”
Mr Kevin Rudd’s vision on the future of the G20 project, which he helped launch in 2008 as the Prime Minister of Australia, must have resonated as a warning to those leaders across the world tempted to withdraw from the international consensus reached 10 years ago in Washington. Continue reading “The G20 ten years on: old lessons and new challenges”
For the delegates who attended the 2018 edition of the Warwick Economics Summit (WES), the weekend of the 2nd – 4th February will be one that they are unlikely to forget easily. Continue reading “WES 2018: An Inspiring Event and a Story of Team Success”
Have all the speakers confirmed? How much will the stage cost? Have we organised the cameras for the weekend? These are only a few of the thousand questions that ring back and forth at our team meeting. Continue reading “WES: Behind the Scenes”
