Issue 21

Dear readers, Welcome to the 21st issue of the TSEconomist! On behalf of the whole team, I hope you enjoy this interesting and controversial issue. Controversial is an appropriate term for the range of our articles. First up, we have professor Isis... More

Dear readers, Welcome to the 21st issue of the TSEconomist! On behalf of the whole team, I hope you enjoy this interesting and controversial issue. Controversial is an appropriate term for the range of our articles. First up, we have professor Isis Durrmeyer explaining her current research in estimating the effect of taxes on carbon emissions. With the “gilets jaunes” movement being active since October 2018, it is important to have a better understanding of the economic impact of an environmental public policy. This issue’s Spotlight articles center around the European Union, with a particular focus on populism. Our four articles target diverse but interconnected topics. The first article covers the way populism works today with an “always online” world, before moving on to a side of Brexit that is rarely discussed: the EU's official language if the United Kingdom leaves the union. Our third article delves into the measures the EU will need to take on in order t Less