Etonomics

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Asset or Liability?

Assessing the Virtues of Negative Interest Rates - Read to you by Aaryan Haria

CDOs: The genius idea that destroyed the World Economy

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has caught the world’s attention. What explains the eye-catching increases?

Podcast written and read to you by Aaryan Haria

A city whose name is synonymous with skyscrapers, luxury apartments, and residential villas, Dubai’s economic success has greatly depended on its ability to attract a large number of foreign residents, who make up 85% of the population. These individuals are encouraged to buy or rent property in the city, feeding a market which makes up 13.6% of the emirate’s GDP. However, property prices have fallen between 25 and 35% since 2014. This raises two questions – how did the housing bubble come about, and what will its impacts be?

Podcast written by John Chang and read to you by Aaryan Haria