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Difference Between Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy
Fiscal policy and monetary policy are macroeconomic tools used for managing the economy or to be more specific, to resolve macroeconomic problems such as recession, […]
Elite Capture in Ghana: Inside the Failed Fight Against Illegal Small-Scale Mining
In 2017, Ghana launched an ambitious war against illegal small-scale gold mining, widely known as galamsey. The government instituted a moratorium on all small-scale mining, […]
Economy of China Explained: A Socialist Market Economy
Following the failure of its centrally planned economy based on communism and the specific economic system used in the former Soviet Union, including the disastrous […]
Theories of the Causes of Corruption
Corruption is a complex phenomenon that takes various forms and methods, involves different actors and affect different parties, and transpires in environments that are conducive […]
40-Year Data Show Republicans Fund Science More Than Democrats
In American politics, it is often assumed that the Democratic Party stands as the champion of science while the Republican Party remains skeptical of its […]
Unrealized Capital Gains Tax: Advantages and Disadvantages
The value of assets can increase more than their costs while it is held unsold due to the impacts of various market forces like market […]
Explaining the Wagner Group: Origin, Purpose, and Activities
Following its failed attempt to topple the Russian government, President Vladimir Putin declared on 27 June 2023 that it would be investigating the Wagner Group […]
U.S. CDC Declared Chagas Disease Endemic in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States announced in September 2025 that Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is now […]
Labor Force Participation Among U.S. Men Declining
A growing number of men in the United States who are in their initial and prime working years or at least the age of 20 […]