What In The Economics?
What In The Economics (WITE), initiated by the NUS Economics Society (NUS ECS), is a research program aimed at analysing contemporary economic subjects. Through WITE, Research Executives will have the opportunity to refine their economic intuition and communication skills by delving into research on current affairs from an economic perspective.
This essay examines why users often struggle to form meaningful connections on dating platforms such as Hinge. It argues that user dissatisfaction stems from two main sources: algorithmic distortions within the platform’s design and behavioural biases that shape decision-making. Drawing on matching theory, particularly the Gale-Shapley algorithm, and insights from behavioural economics, this essay explores how dating app structures and user psychology jointly undermine stable matches.
Read MoreThis essay evaluates whether Argentina’s latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme meaningfully alters the country’s long-standing cycle of sovereign distress and repeat IMF intervention. The analysis examines the mechanisms through which IMF conditionality shapes reform durability, evaluating competing reform trajectories through frameworks such as the political budget cycle and exchange rate management. This essay argues that IMF’s loan programme risks substituting liquidity for solvency, while Argentina’s socially unsustainable reform programmes risk perpetuating its historical cycle of political backlash and prolonging rather than ending the lending cycle.
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