Among the least popular forms of taxation, property taxes are the most desirable because of their incentives, whom they target and their resilience.
As the automation of airplanes and autos increases, human capital questions have to be answered about whether we are safer when people know more or less.
When independence is about political freedom, the U.S. needed Alexander Hamilton's development program for the economic strength that made it truly free.
Our everyday economics includes social norms, tradeoffs, financial intermediaries, human capital, sovereign debt, externalities,labor markets, & gender gap.
The film industry gender gap displayed behind the scenes and in front of the camera through male domination reflects expectations bias.
When Uber, Lyft and others in the sharing economy create a new category of jobs, outdated labor laws can create negative externalities.
Comparing debt to GDP is like looking at a mortgage loan and household net worth. It can help us decide when a sovereign debt became too large.
To the dollars families spend on children, we can add the cost of stress from the time we devote to developing a child's human capital.
Temporarily closing Greek banks means the loss of financial intermediaries that pump money around the economy for individuals, businesses and government.