About
Public discourse on the economy loves to treat the financial realities of families and businesses as if they were sporting outcomes, with savings and investments becoming little more than scores to cheer or boo. But, economics isn’t merely about numbers. It’s fundamentally about real people, their decisions and the everyday tradeoffs they must manage. And here at The Honest Economist, it’s that vibrant, human dimension of economics that drives every insight that’s shared.
Meet The Honest Economists
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Kent Bhupathi
Founder, Contributor
Kent draws on graduate training and his work as a founder of Market Theory to help people understand how economic forces shape their choices. His research focuses on recessions, financial markets, macroeconomic trends, and household behavior, with a commitment to practical insight. -
Mardoqueo Arteaga
Contributor
Mardoqueo is an applied economist at LinkedIn and researcher whose work examines how people interpret information, respond to uncertainty, and form beliefs about the world around them. His writing draws from experience across policy, consulting, and technology, and explores the ways data and human behavior intersect. -
Melissa Carleton
Contributor
Melissa is a PhD Candidate in Economics at Princeton University (‘26). Her research focuses on the labor market impacts of technological change, and she particularly enjoys exploring how society, families, and governments can make decisions that address challenges such as unemployment and inequality.