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What-if Economics

In Search of a Self-Provisioning Society

A self-provisioning society can be an intersection of the commons, as envisioned by Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, and cooperative…

4 min readJun 4, 2021

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In Search of a Self-Provisioning Society

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What-if Economics

The Microfinance Silver Bullet

A silver bullet is an action that cuts through complexity, providing an immediate solution to a long-standing problem. Is microfinance that…

5 min readMay 28, 2021

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The Microfinance Silver Bullet

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

The Time Relevance of Vaccine Passports

The idea of vaccine passports has been around long before COVID-19 disrupted travel and commute. While pre-COVID-19 vaccination…

5 min readMay 14, 2021

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The Time Relevance of Vaccine Passports

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

Modern Monetary Theory: A Paradigm Shift or Drift?

Modern Monetary Theory is a post-Keynesian heterodox theory postulating that an economy holding a sovereign currency can never run out of…

5 min readMay 7, 2021

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Modern Monetary Theory: A Paradigm Shift or Drift?

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Shereein Saraf
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Why are the ‘Missing Women’ Missing?

The skewed gender ratio across Asia, particularly India and China, prefaced the notion of missing women. Since then, the trends and reasons…

4 min readApr 30, 2021

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Why are the ‘Missing Women’ Missing?

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

Building a Missing Middle Housing

As the world is on the verge of a global housing crisis, the lack of a missing middle limit the number of options households have while…

4 min readApr 23, 2021

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Building a Missing Middle Housing

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

Choosing Out of a Paradox

Two paradoxes — that of value and choice — in economic and psychological decision-making are quite different yet similar. At the…

4 min readApr 9, 2021

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Choosing Out of a Paradox

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

A Missing Middle Within the Manufacturing Sector

The article unveils the missing middle phenomenon or the lack of medium-sized enterprises in the industrial sector of developing economies.

4 min readApr 2, 2021

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A Missing Middle Within the Manufacturing Sector

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

In Search of a Free Market Solution

When do the free markets cease to be self-correcting? The article charts the evolution of economic thought, from traditional laissez-faire…

5 min readMar 19, 2021

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In Search of a Free Market Solution

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Shereein Saraf
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What-if Economics

Monopsony in the Labor Market

This explainer expands on the labor demand and supply in a monopsonistic labor market, exploring the effect of collective bargaining by…

4 min readMar 12, 2021

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Monopsony in the Labor Market

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Shereein Saraf

Shereein Saraf

Shereein is interested in development economics research, focusing on women's labor force participation and intra-household bargaining power.

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