Monopoly Economics through the Case of Ticketmaster

In November 2022, American singer Taylor Swift announced her upcoming Eras tour with Ticketmaster, a leading ticketing platform, handling the sales of tickets. The excitement from her fans, however, soon morphed into anger and frustration.

What In The Economics?NUS Economics SocietyMay 7, 2023economics, monopoly, taylorswift, cartel, ogliopoly, ticketmasterComment

Gender Economics in Singapore

Singapore has made significant efforts to promote gender equality, and disaggregated data has played a critical role in informing these policy decisions. For instance, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) publicises quarterly gender-disaggregated data on topics like employment (Xiu, 2020).

What In The Economics?NUS Economics SocietyMarch 14, 2023gender, economics, gendereconomics, singapore, disaggregrateddataComment

The Fed Raising Rates: Should You Be Worried?

NUS Economics Society: Mid-battle against inflation, the Fed might raise the interest rates again.

In the effort to curb the rising inflation – currently at 6% - US Federal Reserve policymakers proposed to hike the Federal Reserve interest rate to above the median of 5.1% on the 16th of December (CNA, 2022).

However, investors were taken aback by the hawkish stance of the Fed as it was believed that the Fed will take a looser monetary policy in the face of declining inflation (CNA, 2022).