By increasing cigarette taxes, states provided an example that extends beyond smoking of how a higher cost leads to healthier habits.
Depending on whether they won gold, silver, or bronze, Olympic medal winners might not be as happy as we would expect.
Similar to the goals expressed by Robinhood, long ago a major Wall Street firm focused on retail investors and also had its IPO.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from supermarket shelves to soft infrastructure.
Starting with Yap money and ending with infrastructure history, our five e-links for July also include camouflaged cookies and wind power.
When supermarkets carry fewer products, they lose the benefit of more variety but also minimize the cost of creating too many decisions.
To see the need for hard and soft infrastructure, we can look back at the catastrophic Donner Party and ahead to contemporary legislation.
Self-reinforcing, Wikipedia's gender bias is evident in the number of biographies that focus on notable females.
Looking at the past, present, and future, we can see that Olympic medal counts relate to much more than athletic talent.