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Ahead of tonight’s big debate between Melbourne and Monash, Matt Lagamba weighs in on the universal basic income. With Christmas and Boxing Day sales around the corner, Nathan McClelland explores some of the alternative payment methods consumers Economics 101 tells us that competitive markets result in better value for consumers. Ismini Karamesinis, a regulatory an*lyst at the Essential Services Commission, explores how regulation is tackled in an area where monopolies rule. With blockchain technology gaining more and more traction within the mainstream, Lemia Bickalo explores its potentially important role in After an*lysing the politics of developing countries, Hasitha Jayatilake directs his focus to the economics of paying politicians in How do a Russian fiction writer’s works relate to economic theory? And does it really matter? Sao Yang Hew explains. Cash is fast becoming a thing of the past, and as such the cashless society is upon us. Chris Craig dissects the ramifications of this With much-needed wit and humour, Nick diagnoses the otherwise very troubling illness that currently plagues public discourse – Treating environmental policy as a means to economic growth has been largely unsuccessful. Sarsha Crawley explores how by prioritising happiness, Bhutan takes leaps in both economic and environmental prosperity. Copyright © 2017, The Economics Student Society of Australia.