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.