May 28, 2026
Shown by the most popular baby names in 2025, new parents use a name to trumpet a message about their offspring.
May 27, 2026
By creating new reference points, online retailers changed the definition of a speedy delivery during the past 25 years.
May 24, 2026
April 22, 2026
With the return of Endless Shrimp, Red Lobster's CEO should refer to his Economics 101 textbook to learn about a crucially relevant concept.
April 13, 2026
Called annoyance costs, an increasingly long list of daily hassles creates billions of dollars of economic waste.
April 2, 2026
As the only state that mandates full service gasoline stations, New Jersey refuses to recognize the the benefits that support self-serve.
April 1, 2026
By creating a slew of new incentives (or "nudges"), political leaders hope to increase San Francisco's trash disposal.
March 2, 2026
Discovering another cause of distracted driving, Harvard Medical School researchers looked at Taylor Swift and Drake.
February 8, 2026
During the 2026 Winter Olympics, we should look for silver medal sadness and bronze joy as medal winners have different counterfactuals.
January 28, 2026
Whether looking at a purse, a watch, or a car, if the secondhand price is skyhigh (and falling), then luxury economics can explain why.
December 26, 2025
Again confirming that economics is about much more than money, our Christmas top ten list connects the holiday to economics.
December 24, 2025
Gift giving wisdom from economists reveals that the value of the package and our message is not what we expect.