In their publication, Narrative on Local Democracies, Government, and Public Policy in the Colombian Pacific, Cendales et al (2018): propose a deep, detailed and courageous study of a specific and pertinent problematic from an interdisciplinary perspective, starting from the history, the story,...

The assumption of a different name for professional purposes dates back centuries – where environments did not encourage certain practices by certain genders.Even presently, the Internet Revolution – fuelled by online transactions and practices, is inducing many to assume measures aimed at...

As well as a two-fold contribution to the literature as highlighted in their paper, “Financial Disruptions and the Cyclical Upgrading of Labor” (2017:8), and elaborated on by Epstein et al, the reconciliation of two quantitative limitations of current general equilibrium theories...

As the United States looks set to order an imposition of tariffs on aluminum (10%) and steel (25%) imports during the first week of March 2018, the announcement does not only appear to be unsettling financial markets, but also triggering further questions relating to whether the announcement...

As well as highlighting recent initiatives being undertaken by government regulators such as the CFTC and SEC, to regulate virtual currencies such as the crypto currency markets, this paper highlights why the need to address unregulated financial markets – with particular focus on shadow...

It appears the United States Senate may have been trying to make the points that renegotiating or enacting new legislations require more energy, efforts and time than many would appreciate – particularly in the processes and attempts involved in dismantling the Affordable Care Act – an...

It appears the United States Senate may have been trying to make the points that renegotiating or enacting new legislations require more energy, efforts and time than many would appreciate – particularly in the processes and attempts involved in dismantling the Affordable Care Act – an...

Even though it has recently been highlighted that the timeline for recovery from the ongoing pandemic is highly uncertain and “will depend heavily on the course of the pandemic”, consumer confidence and expectations, also impact the level of consumer spending and the role of providing...

In accentuating the role of central banks in the future and current payments system, this presentation aims to highlights why central banks do not only serve as channels through which risks attributed to the growing popularity and use of crypto asset platforms can be mitigated, but also why they...

Even though unregulated and decentralized platforms such as crypto assets are considered to have the potential to provide low-income earners with cheap banking alternative and “perhaps put pressure on banks to lower fees” (WSJ, 2019), its volatile nature, lack of consensual standards as...