Brief Country History With the first presidential election happening in 2004, Indonesia has come a very long way to promoting national sovereignty, human rights, and trade in such a short time. Just a short time ago Indonesia was ruled by the dictator Suharto who had ruled from 1968 till 1998. His reign was characterized by …
Abstract Many interpretations (and misinterpretations) of Adam Smith’s concept of “the invisible hand” have given rise to new economic schools of thought ranging from spiritualization to historicism of a plain social scientific theory of competition and market equilibrium. In my view, Thornton (2009) provides the most logical conclusion while making the fewest assumptions, when he …
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Diamonds are an interesting subject because of the vast amount of corruption and centralized authority there is in this space. As many know, De Beers has been settled for upwards of $300 million in response to antitrust and price-fixing schemes. Furthermore, the African natural resource sector is infamous for corruption in providing a small group …
Introduction The development of COVID-19 prompted unprecedented economic behaviors stemming from monetary policy (government debt monetization), fiscal policy (deficit spending), and general policy uncertainty. The United States’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-over-year increase was last reported at 8.5%, the highest jump since January 1982. Although this sticker shock is being felt around the country, using the …
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