About me
Hi, I’m Siyona Singh! I’m a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. I created this blog to deep-dive into lots of economics-related topics that have piqued my interest, as well as to learn more about different applications of economic theory. Thank you for being here and I hope you end up learning a thing or two!
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Read my essays, research, and reports in applied economics.
Latest Posts
special education funding: insights from VA’s CSA workgroup
Virginia places more students with disabilities outside their local public schools than 37 other states — a trend that has dramatically increased spending on specialized private schools over the past decade. Private day schools are specialized institutions for children that typically have an emotional disturbance, autism, or some other childhood mental disorder, and exhibit behaviors…
the history of economic crises in sri lanka
Sri Lanka is currently in a dire economic and political crisis, recently culminating in a default on its debt payments. The country is nearly empty of its foreign currency reserves, decreasing the ability to purchase imports and driving up domestic prices for goods. But why Sri Lanka? The crisis is rooted in what many believe…
the end of roe v wade and its economic repercussions
A leaked draft of a majority opinion authored by Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito strongly suggests that the court will rule to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the two landmark cases that have upheld the right to an abortion nationwide for the last half century. As such, the decision to protect…