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Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

I Call Foul Play: Another 2008-like housing crisis is not as far off as we think

Luca Becker September 23, 2021
Whatever the government chooses to do about this housing crisis, one fact is clear. The last thing America can do is ignore it.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: The Federal Reserve is killing the United States

Jaeyoung Choi September 8, 2021
Blockchain is the future, and we can either watch the Fed continue to botch its responsibilities or force it to adapt.
Person walks by the BU seal in MArsh plaza

Ph.D. applications increase as departments face budget cuts

Olga Benacerraf March 4, 2021
Despite an uptick in Ph.D. applications for the Fall semester, some Boston University departments will be accepting fewer students due to budget cuts.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: The Federal Reserve may have failed, but crypto is the way forward

Jaeyoung Choi March 2, 2021
Control over your personal finances is a concern that I, as a liberal, believe to be a multi-partisan issue. No matter how you vote or what you believe in, your money should be yours, without anyone else’s control over it.
Researchers discussed China’s renegotiation of debts during a Wednesday webinar hosted by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU GDP Panel invites experts to discuss climate change as a way to reduce debt

Yiran Yu February 5, 2021
BU’s Global Development Policy Center — a Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies program — hosted a webinar and interactive launch titled “China, Debt, Climate and Nature: Opportunities for Financial Stability” to discuss how China can tackle both climate change and global debt.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Bipartisanship is a bitter pill

Gabriella Aponte November 19, 2020
Compromise can result in good outcomes, and those are ultimately what we should support and strive for — not bipartisanship for bipartisanship’s sake.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: “Emily in Paris” is capitalism in a sitcom

Max Ferrandino November 11, 2020
If you like materialism and toxic people getting what they want, then "Emily in Paris" this is the show for you.
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and the Boston University Development Policy Center host “10 Years After the Crisis: Is the World Safer for Stability and Development?" Thursday evening. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pardee hosts expert panel, discusses economic stability after 2008 financial crisis

Jacqueline Contreras September 15, 2017

The Global Development Policy Center hosted a panel held at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies on Thursday evening to have a conversation about the state of the global economy in the...

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