Jensen Ahokovi

Jensen Ahokovi

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Jensen is a quantitative economics student at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa with an academic background in sociology from the University of Amsterdam. He is currently the youngest research associate on staff (18) with a non-profit policy think tank in his home state where he researches and specializes in political economy and urban economics--particularly the economics of housing.

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Published Policy Briefs

The Debt Ceiling

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Economic Policy
October 22, 2021
Modern precedents regarding congressional debates have been politically dramatic. Despite its bipartisan history, the debt ceiling has been a center for partisanship since the opening of the century. Take two instances, then Senator Joe Biden and fellow Democrats refused to increase the debt ceiling during George W. Bush’s presidency in protest of the Iraq War. In the next administration, Republicans sought to make spending cuts in attempts to choke out Obama’s Affordable Care Act in 2013 which ultimately led to a government shutdown. Today, President Biden attempts to lift the debt ceiling to fund his administration’s federal programs. One of the only bipartisan agreements on the debt ceiling in the past decade was when Trump tentatively abolishing the debt ceiling to sidestep a major political showdown before the 2020 election.

Price Controls

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Economic Policy
November 10, 2021
Now, how necessary are price controls? How much control is too much? Is it more important to protect the consumer over the provider and risk sincere quality?‍

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Published Opinion Articles

The Private and Free Market Dichotomy

Economic Policy
June 21, 2021
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The 2008 Financial Crisis: An Austrian Analysis

Economic Policy
June 21, 2021
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Rethinking Inequality: The Politician’s Best Friend

Economic Policy
June 21, 2021
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Rethinking Vaccination Policy: Insights from the Latest Data

August 3, 2021
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Boom or Bust: The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle

Economic Policy
June 21, 2021
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Abolish the Police? Yes: The Economic Case for the Privatization of Police

Economic Policy
June 21, 2021
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