Freedom, Markets, and Well-Being Fall 2022

Thesis Updates

Overview

Here are our thesis projects at the halfway point.

Nicole: (1) what are the costs of criminalizing recreational drugs? (2) did narco money save banks in Mexico during the Great Recession of 2008?

Avika: the north-south trade in recyclable waste.

Elena: Borat, but might be moving to the politics of abortion rights.

Jason: cryptocurrency and privacy.

David: (1) how Cuba can transition away from communist party rule (2) something about Cuban immigrants in the US compared with those who stay.