Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services within an economy over a period. Subsequently, an inflation rate corresponds […]
Author Archives: Mathew Emmanuel Pineda
Advantages and Disadvantages of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding has been existing long before the advent of the internet and social media. For example, during the 1730s, customers of the Bank of England […]
Corruption in the Philippines: Historical and Sociocultural Origins
In his journal article published in 2007 in the Philippine Review of Economics, economist Robert H. Nelson argued that the corruption in the Philippines is […]
Interpretations of Machiavelli’s “The Prince”
Niccolò Machiavelli penned the political treatise “The Prince” between 1512 and 1513 while exiled from politics. He dedicated this work to Lorenzo di Piero de’ […]
Machiavellianism and Machiavellian Politics
Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli inspired the generations that came after him to theorize a particular approach to leadership and a brand of […]
Types of Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions are penalties levied by a country or a supranational organization against another country, its leaders or officials, specific organizations, or selected private individuals. […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions are penalties imposed by a particular country or a supranational organization against a target self-governing state, groups or organizations, and individuals. They have […]
Relationship Between Oil and Gas Prices and the Stock Market
The relationship between the global prices of oil and gas and the performance of stock markets has long been examined and analyzed both by academic […]
Factors Affecting the Prices of Oil and Gas
Oil and gas remain the most traded and consumed commodities in the world. The global economy remains dependent on these fossil fuels to generate the […]
Why Are Oil and Gas Prices Going Up: Impact of Russia-Ukraine War
The global prices of oil have been increasing even prior to the full escalation of the Russia-Ukraine War. However, when the Armed Forces of Russia […]
