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Economic Indicators for the U.S.

Sophia Grimes

ESG stands for Environmental Social Governance. ESG investing describes investors and institutions that are proactive in investing into corporations that show they are doing “good for the world.” The acronym ESG is how a company’s goodness is monitored, measured, and scored. The popularity of ESG investing has grown at a rapid pace over the last five years. Explore the proponents, weaknesses, and consequences that ESG funds have on investors and markets.

Anna Baker, Anna Voelkerding and Stevie Wolf

Over the last 50 years, there have been 10 Nobel Laureates from, MIT: Paul Samuelson (1970), Franco Modigliani (1985), Robert Solow (1987), Paul Krugman (2008), Robert C. Merton (1997),  Peter Diamond (2010), Jean Tirole (2014), Bengt Holmstrom (2016), Abjijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo (2019), and Joshua Angrist (2021). This article examines the life and major works of its three founders: Samuelson, Modigliani, and Solow.

Dan Joyce

The Art of Paris Review Series - Junior Smith Scholars' trip to Paris and Brussels, May 2022

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Carson Rayhill

The Soviet policies of dismantling industries and establishing a command economy in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (East Germany) in the late 1940s compared to the expansion of free market, capitalistic system in Federal Republic of Germany (FDR) (West Germany) provides an interesting case study of the relationship between political, societal, and economic environments in socialist and capitalist economic systems.

Dan Joyce

Sir Richard Starkey, more commonly known as Ringo Starr, is the former drummer for The Beatles. His active tenure with the band was an eight-year period that saw the release of the albums A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Revolver, Abbey Road, and other equally famous collections. To many, their rise to stardom was a picture-perfect story of four young, talented, and handsome musicians that were to take the world by storm.

Noelle Ullery

It has been several months since President Biden’s executive order canceling student debt was announced. Aimed to relieve some financial burdens from the pandemic, the order calls for the cancelation of $10,000 for most student loan borrowers and up to $20,000 for those who received grants qualifying within the income brackets. The order was controversial when first unveiled. It raised questions regarding constitutional authority and future economic growth. Moreover, it led to concerns about the fairness to borrowers who have fully paid off their debt versus those who have not yet or simply cannot.

 

Trevor Tiemeyer

On September 22nd, the Smith Scholars attended the musical Hamilton at the Aronoff Center. Written by Lin Manuel Miranda and choreographed by Cincinnati Native, Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton tells the enriching story of our founding father, Alexander Hamilton, and the birth of our nation. The musical was a special experience for Smith Scholars.

Steven Frankel, PhD

The Smith Center is pleased to announce that our very own Professor Steven Frankel was named the 2022 Recipient of the Roger A. Fortin Award for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarship in the Humanities. The following is Dr. Frankel address on education that he presented at a gathering faculty, honoring him as the 2022 Roger A. Fortin Outstanding Teacher and Scholar in the Humanities.

Trevor Tiemeyer

On September 7th, 2022, award-winning Wall Street Journal columnist and author, Kimberley Strassel addressed an audience of over 200 Xavier students, faculty, staff, and supporters on the “Resurgence of Socialism.”  

John Fritz

On July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that its student-athletes would be able to begin earning compensation for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). This change marked a significant development for the future of college athletics and the NCAA’s definition of amateurism. Previously, student-athletes were forbidden from receiving any form of benefits outside of their scholarships. However, laws in favor of opening NIL opportunities to student-athletes were passed in several states, many schools and conferences including Xavier and the Big East have voiced support for new NIL rules, and these changes have put increased pressure on the NCAA to develop a more comprehensive update of its policies.

Juan David Patino

From June 6 to 10, 2022, the ninth Summit of the Americas took place in Los Angeles. The summit marked twenty-eight years since the U.S. last hosted this important conference of Western Hemisphere countries. During this time, China has become a major player in the region. This article explores what has transpired in LAC countries over the last 20 years that has led to China increased interest in the Western Hemisphere. 

Jason Huffman

Although it may seem as though the economic, political, and international situations we face today are unprecedented, one only has to look fifty years in the past to encounter these problems. Jimmy Carter's Administration saw the price of oil almost triple, inflation rise to grand heights, and foreign empires strengthening throughout the East. in 1980, the election of Ronald Reagan changed this trajectory for the better, setting America on a path towards economic growth and a renewed American spirit. This article will cover the problems of the 1970's, how the Reagan Administration salvaged the image of America, and how parallels can be drawn between our dire situation today and the situation of the 1970's and 1980's.