Labor protests strike the Chinese Politburo Chloe Li Jan 30, 2016 China’s eminent status as the “world’s factory” has been sustained by her vast numbers of cheap industrial…
Venezuela: Things to Note Before They Vote Julia Bugiel Oct 31, 2015 For over a decade, foreign discourse on Venezuela rarely occurred without a reference to its leader, Hugo Chavez.…
Power Over Weakness: A Pipe Dream of East Asian Union JunYoung So Apr 5, 2015 Last Saturday in Seoul, three East Asian nations’ (Korea, China, Japan) foreign ministers agreed to hold summit…
From Farmers to Entrepreneurs: China’s “Taobao Village” May Lim Mar 29, 2015 Alibaba Group's e-commerce subsidiary Taobao, or “treasure hunt” in Chinese, has become increasingly…
One law for the Rich and Another for the Poor? JunYoung So Mar 6, 2015 A common rhetoric that says that “If Steve Jobs was born in Korea, Apple would not have been existed,”…
Weekly Roundup: Problem Solved? Katrina Kairys Mar 3, 2015 With today’s news reaching from Xinjiang to Iran, there was no doubt that the MIR Online writers would take us…
The Falling Canadian Dollar: Is OPEC to Blame? Sarah Pettem Feb 24, 2015 Determining whether Canada’s falling exchange rate is a result of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
Video Games and National Economies: The Valve Solution Ronny al-Nosir Feb 21, 2015 Last month, the Coalition of the Radical Left (also known as SYRIZA), a left-wing party, swept the Greek…
John McCallum: From the McGill Economist to the Canadian Politician Aliaume Leroy Feb 12, 2015 Last Thursday, 5th of February, the McGill Economics Students' Association hosted the Hon. John McCallum at the…
Why can’t Japan join the Chinese ‘New Silk Road’? Mason Ko Nov 29, 2014 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member states. APEC seeks to promote…