Find something worth voluntarily dedicating hours to do and be absorbed with.Find something we are genuinely passionate about, something that even only thinking about has already boosted our motivation and eagerness.Find something we are willing to fight for no matter what.Find something we have the potential to perform well, something that enables us to findContinue reading “Find Something”
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The Messenger (Part 7)
A succinct summary of a certain period in photos and insightful quotes (according to the author’s opinion) There are times and spaces when individuals are on liminality. The transition phase, waiting, pondering, and contemplating in the middle of the uncertainty of feelings and situations, creates mixed emotions and certain nostalgia. This phase might better beContinue reading “The Messenger (Part 7)”
Thank You, 2023
This post serves as a summary and key takeaways from the author’s point of view based on reflections and contemplations over the year 2023. At least, there are three life lessons learned from what the author has been through this year. First, it is burdensome to carry baggage in literal and figurative meanings. Baggage, inContinue reading “Thank You, 2023”
The Capital Asset Pricing Model: Theory and Evidence
The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is based on the assumptions of complete agreement regarding return distributions and risk-free borrowing and lending, implying that all investors perceive the same investment opportunities and maintain similar portfolios of risky assets, but the allocation of risk-free assets could vary depending on the risk tolerance of each investor. TheyContinue reading “The Capital Asset Pricing Model: Theory and Evidence”
Embracing The Process
Each individual might have a unique journey and experience to reach a certain level of understanding. In research, a question is raised and will be answered through the appropriate methodology to conclude. Analogously, we might have our questions about particular things that will eventually be revealed, but the process to get to the answers mightContinue reading “Embracing The Process”
Dissolution-Resolution
Do you think I have forgotten about you?I was about to tell you I had not spent a day without thinking about you. But just now, I changed me mind. I came to realize what I want and need.Do you think I tell people things?So just one drink, tell me how happy you are there,Continue reading “Dissolution-Resolution”
On Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election
In their article, Allcott and Gentzkow (2017) present a theoretical and empirical framework for examining the economics of fake news, focusing on its role in the context of social media during the 2016 United States of America (US) presidential election. It discusses fake news and voting behavior in the presidential election by investigating various aspectsContinue reading “On Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election”
On Anomalies: The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias
An anomaly in economics occurs when an empirical outcome is challenging to justify, or when it requires unrealistic assumptions for its explanation using the underlying theories. In simpler terms, it pertains to a real-life scenario that contradicts or departs from the conventional theory. The anomalies discussed by Kahneman et al. (1991) are the endowment effectContinue reading “On Anomalies: The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias”
The Less We Know, The Better?
Many theories, inventions, innovations, and technologies arise from human curiosity and the search for information and truth. However, while curiosity is part of human natural characteristics that might lead to information gathering, it might bring drawbacks if the collected information is not filtered. Information overload and the negative impact of social media are essential subtopicsContinue reading “The Less We Know, The Better?”
The Messenger (Part 6)
A succinct summary of a certain period in photos and insightful quotes (according to the author’s opinion) Individuals face a range of options each day. Some of them would result in actions, and some would be sacrificed, creating opportunity costs. Those actions also have outcomes and consequences that might change individuals’ paths. While people wouldContinue reading “The Messenger (Part 6)”
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