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Kevin (Sang) Nam

Kevin is studying Joint Honours Economics and Finance and is interested in economic policy, law, government, and international politics. In addition to being a contributor at MIR, Kevin is also serving as Secretary General at Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) and as the Executive Director of Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).

North Korea: Time to Open the Doors

Kevin (Sang) Nam Mar 27, 2015

North Korea’s economy is projected to grow by 7% this year, one of the highest rates around the world . For the most part, this is because it will be having an excellent harvest year. However, there are signs that North Korea is…
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Rethinking Equalization

Kevin (Sang) Nam Mar 2, 2015

Canada’s total government debt (including both federal and provincial) stands at roughly $1.2 trillion, and over $500 billion of the debt is born by the provinces . Although the federal government’s portion of total debt is still higher,…
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Canada’s Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Question of Consolidation

Kevin (Sang) Nam Jan 16, 2015

It is a well-established fact that Norway has a massive sovereign wealth fund (abbreviated "SWF") from its oil resource, totaling US$893 billion; other oil producers such as the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia have sizeable SWF's as well, valued at…
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Why Canada Needs Inheritance Tax

Kevin (Sang) Nam Nov 18, 2014

French economist Thomas Piketty has risen to prominence over the past few years thanks to his book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” published in August 2013. The basic idea of the book is that the return on capital is higher than…
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