With more austerity resistance to government spending cutbacks, Greece could again be heading for a sovereign debt default and a bailout.
Seemingly just a statistic, how we calculate the GDP and how it is used can be controversial and affect the lives of millions of people.
The U.S. has had an economic recovery from the Great Recession with sluggish GDP growth, a worrisome output gap and slowly diminishing unemployment.
The highly skilled human capital that we ignore is invisible because their behind-the scenes jobs make things work.
Encouraging businesses and consumers to interact productively as they pursue their self-interest, Adam Smith's invisible hand moves a market's participants.
Because commercial globalization needs standardized weights and measures, the mystery of the kilogram prototype getting lighter needs to be solved.