Investigating intrinsic and extrinsic incentives, researchers have explained why money does not always promote positive performance.
Avian Flu and California's new cage size regulations are creating shortages and higher production costs in the egg supply chain that will increase prices.
Our everyday economics includes behavioral economics, commitment devices, environment, supply, regulation, free trade, gender issues and the minimum wage.
Economic research on the impact of a higher minimum wage on employment provides no clear answers. Economists on each side say opposing research is flawed.
Through the industrialization of just one slice of bread, we can see the history of the U.S. economy since the beginning of the 20th century.
Looking at tires, fashion and NAFTA, we can see the lost jobs opposition to free trade and the pro free trade response.
While opponents of the TPP free trade deal cite currency manipulation, cheaper exports from countries with cheaper currencies save money for U.S. buyers.
While a government task force will soon report on how to deal with the increase in honeybee deaths, instead the market system could solve the problem.
Expensive for employers and society, smoking is a habit that requires cleverly designed commitment devices for successfully getting people to quit.