Here are six of the research projects from the
academic year 2013-2014:
The remaining projects will be uploaded shortly.
Authors
: Conrad Allison, Erlend Fleisje, Will Glevey, Wouter Leenders, Johannes
Prochazka (leader) and Garima Singhal.
This
paper analyses key past and future trends of income inequality on a global,
national and city level as well as key drivers of within-country income
inequality based on existing literature. While income inequality between
countries has risen in most OECD and developing countries over the last few
decades, global income inequality seems to have decreased for the first time in
centuries.
Authors
: Wen Jian (leader), Jacqueline Warren, Kunal Singhal, Trang Cao, and Shaun Ng.
This
paper provides a general framework for both globalization and cultural factors
determining changes in consumption.
Authors:
Stefano Piano (leader), Gino Engle, Doris Chen, Charlotte Leahy, Liu Jiaxi and
Yu Chen Xing.
This
project explores trends in the razor market through econometrics and case
studies.
Authors:
Lindsey Anderson (leader), Katie Burns, John Finlay and Jason Lu.
Analysis
of the key themes and trends in the literature on alcohol abuse in Russia
through its historical context to the present day.
Authors:
Helen Mussell , Eric Kroshus (leader), Lizette Chua, Jeffrey Xiao and Wupya.
What
is an ‘ethical’ investment? Is there a difference in the returns between
ethical and non-ethical products? Are ethical products accessible to ordinary
consumers?