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Author / Nahuel Fefer

Nahuel Fefer is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Economics and Political Science.
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  • Alexander the Great, Soccer, and Child Labor

    You’ve never heard of Sialkot, Pakistan, but you’ve almost certainly seen their product – and maybe even kicked it a couple of times. Sialkot produces half of the world’s soccer balls, including those used in last year’s World Cup. The story of how the city has been shaped by markets serves as a testimony to…

    Markets & Power

  • A Conversation with Alex Brill

    INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY NAHUEL FEFER Introduction: Mr. Brill served as the Chief Economist of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 2002 to 2007. In this role he helped shape the Bush tax cuts, and worked on a variety of other issues related to economic policy. Since 2007 he has worked as a research…

    National

  • A Conversation with Alex Brill

    BY NAHUEL FEFER Introduction Mr. Brill served as the Chief Economist of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 2002 to 2007. In this role he helped shape the Bush tax cuts, and worked on a variety of other issues related to economic policy. Since 2007 he has worked as a research fellow at…

    National

  • An Interview with Provost Thorp

    BY NAHUEL FEFER Nahuel: Provost Holden Thorp, former chancellor of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill assumed his position as Washington University’s chief academic officer nearly a year ago on July 1, 2013. Provost Thorpe, thank you so much for speaking with me today. How would you say your first year has been going thus…

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  • The Dismal Science

    BY NAHUEL FEFER In 1931, John Maynard Keynes observed that, “If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.” If anything, however, the public’s regard for economics has fallen since the days of Keynes, and economists have no one to blame but…

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  • The Cynical Case for Military Intervention in Syria

    BY NAHUEL FEFER The humanitarian argument for intervention is strong, but often dismissed with the observation that the United States government is not a moral agent and obligated solely to its people. To some extent we all accept this premise, otherwise we would be outraged at the United States spending only .6% of the budget…

    Featured, International

  • QATAR 2022

    BY NAHUEL FEFER In 2005, in the throes of a five-year civil war, the Ivory Coast qualified for the World Cup. On national television the players fell to its knees and pleaded with their nation to lay down its arms. The peace that resulted has not been permanent, but the situation has improved. The nation’s…

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