This article is somewhat interesting but kind of disappointing. I was expecting the author to suggest some policy recommendations based on the observations after the problem and various options were analyzed, but it ended abruptly.
It's a shame that so few open source developers seem willing to beg for tips on github, and can't even be bothered to sign up wealthy patrons and donors for their projects, as recommended by this fine article.
Given that the student probably started learning about economics less than 18 months ago, I think it's pretty amazing.