Shown by Nigeria's chicken shortage, a country's oil wealth can become a resource curse when it prevents an economy from diversifying.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from inadequate female self-promotion to Baby Boomer houses.
From this month's first e-link of doggy co-op interviews, today, I've gone to the other extreme with a thought provoking talk between two economists.
Hoping to understand differences in the workplace, a recent study looked at whether women tend to engage in less self-promotion than men.
As Baby Boomers decide whether they want to move, downsize, sell or rent, housing markets could see an avalanche of home sales.
Looking at the numbers from the National Retail Federation, we do not see the value of the unwanted gifts that might be subtracted from holiday spending.
Nike's Amazon problem related to the difficulty that most big brands would have with losing power at the Everything Store.
