Eduard (Eddie) Nilaj is Data Science Research Associate working on JFI’s Higher Education Finance team. Eddie is currently completing his Ph.D. in economics at The New School for Social Research. His research examines the relationship between increased concentration and the weakening link between profitability and investment. In particular, he is interested in investigating the institutional conditions and policy choices that have resulted in a maldistribution of resources and have posed immense challenges to economic growth.

April 11, 2024

Analysis

The Electric Vehicle Developmental State

BYD exemplifies transformations in Chinese industrial policy

The rise of the Chinese EV industry has been enabled not only by generous government subsidies but also by profound changes in strategy and organization, and in particular by a distinctive revival of vertical integration—at both individual firm and national…

December 18, 2021

Analysis

Homeownership & the Student Debt Crisis

Rising student debt burdens in the past decade have contributed to a decline in homeownership for young adults.

The benefits of owning a home in the United States cannot be overstated. The housing market in the United States both reflects and causes widening cleavages in American society; owning a home is a functional prerequisite for financial security. The…