Swapnil Karkare
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Credit Card Rewards Are Addictive; Banks Know It | The Reason Why
Studies suggest credit card rewards activate the brain's reward system, encouraging spending beyond reward-earning categories.
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South Korea's New Fake Food Delivery Apps Say Something About Its Inequality | The Reason Why
Although many commentators remain optimistic about South Korea's economic trajectory, critics argue that the country's growth has become dependent on a handful of sectors.
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Morality, Economics Have Complicated Relationship — Part 2 | The Reason Why
If we focus only on values, we may ignore incentives and end up creating shortages, black markets, or unintended consequences. If we focus only on economic efficiency, we risk overlooking dignity, fairness, and exploitation.
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Morality, Economics Have Complicated Relationship | The Reason Why
Nationalism may drive demand for locally produced goods even when cheaper imported alternatives exist. Similarly, consumers often pay extra for organic, cruelty-free, responsibly sourced or environmentally friendly products.
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US Treasuries, China's Manufacturing Trap, And The Return of Geoeconomics | The Week in Whys
While we are discussing geoeconomics, hegemons, the US, and its dominance, here's some food for thought: Is the US Treasury really a risk-free asset?
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China Crushing Developing World's Manufacturing Dream | The Reason Why
China's excess capacity, heavy industrial subsidies, manufacturing surplus, and reluctance to leave space for other countries mean that many developing economies now compete with China in the same export markets.
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Let's Rethink Risk-Free Assets | The Reason Why
Even after analysing these functions separately, we may still arrive at the same conclusion: there is no meaningful alternative to the US-centred financial system.
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There Are Two Sides To China's Economy — Both Need An Overhaul | The Reason Why
Rising geopolitical issues, stretched current account deficits, and inflationary pressures around the globe mean that time alone is unlikely to solve China's problems.
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Geoeconomics Was Always The Rule. We Just Forgot | The Reason Why
The Bretton Woods institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, the dollar's role as the world's reserve currency, and the financial architecture built around it were not merely economic arrangements. That was geoeconomics.
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India Risks Missing Driverless Car Revolution | The Reason Why
India's ban on driverless cars may protect jobs today, but it risks leaving the country behind in autonomous vehicle technology, software and R&D.
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The World That Navigates From Constraints To Adaptation | The Week In Whys
For years, the world became accustomed to abundance: cheap money, open markets, unrestricted technology flows, and globalisation. Now constraints are returning.
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Brakes On Chinese Companies Going Global | The Reason Why
As Chinese investment becomes more selective and Western countries remain wary of it, countries that maintain good relations with both sides may find themselves in a stronger position to attract and invest capital.
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AI Boom Rewriting Labour Contract | The Reason Why
Governments will have to understand the economic realities of AI: stock market booms and soaring productivity will likely coexist with fewer jobs, sharper class divides and mass layoffs.
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Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention: China Knows It Better | The Reason Why
Whether Huawei is better than Nvidia or TSMC is not really the point. The bigger question is whether sanctions can prevent China from catching up technologically.
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Rising Bond Yields Send Confusing Signals | The Reason Why
The US-Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil prices above $100 per barrel, reviving fears of another energy-driven inflation shock.
