It's hard to believe that it is nearly 8 years since Ed Sheeran released what would be his breakthrough album +. What's even harder to believe is the strange relationship there appears to be between Sheeran releasing music and the falling rate of homicides in his Native country of England and neighboring nation of Wales. If you... Continue Reading →
It's now over 20 years since the Battle of Britpop. For those of you not familiar with this event it was basically a competition between Oasis and Blur back in the 1990s to see which band could reach the number one spot the week they released their new singles in the UK. Blur released Country House and... Continue Reading →
Video Killed the Radio Star is not just a very catchy song; it’s also a line which perfectly narrates the concept of creative destruction. This is a process whereby new innovations and changes in the market begin to replace older ones. The phrase was first coined by Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter in 1942 in his... Continue Reading →
There is a lot of criticism gets thrown at musicians regarding their live performances. The majority of these critiques come from the musician sounding different live in concert to how they do on their album. This is actually a pretty common issue with musicians; it’s very hard to recreate what they do in the studio... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year everyone! Seen as this is the sites first post of 2019 I thought I would take inspiration from the festive period for it. Now that the Christmas period is over it means a few things have probably happened. You’re probably a bit worse for wear in work and you’ve probably heard this... Continue Reading →
Despite the cold stereotype which economists are often associated with, they are at heart people with a love for a specific subject who long to explain the happenings of the world using this subject. That is what economists, along with other academics do every day; they attempt to advance the knowledge of their own subject... Continue Reading →
Society has a tendency to overlook just how complicated the world we live in is. Just take something simple like being able to listen to a song on your phone. For this service to be available there needs to be an artist willing to make the music, a sound engineer willing to make equipment so... Continue Reading →
Econometrics is one of the most important tools in an economist’s arsenal. Econometric techniques allow economists to test hypotheses in economic theory in the real world and see if they are correct or not. Econometrics is the application of data analysis to economics, the word “Econ” refers to economics and “metrics” refers to quantitative measurement.... Continue Reading →
At just 33 years old and a Grammy win already under his belt, J Cole is without doubt one of the most successful rappers of his generation. The North Carolina native is acclaimed for one achievement in particular; he went platinum with no features. Meaning that J Cole was able to make an album that... Continue Reading →
