May 7, 2015
As female labor force participation increased since the 1970s, so too has the income inequality that resulted from assortative mating of higher earners.
May 4, 2015
While many nations have deposit Insurance and China will have theirs very soon, the quality and the confidence in different deposit insurance schemes vary.
May 3, 2015
Whether you stand in long lines to self-signal or you hire someone to do the wait for you, your decision reflects tradeoffs that relate to time.
April 27, 2015
In Finland, for some traffic violations, the rich have higher fines than those with less because of day fines that are similar to progressive taxation.
April 23, 2015
Researchers are exploring how message volume and sentiment analysis in social media like Twitter and Yahoo can be used to predict financial markets.
April 16, 2015
Website traffic can tell us the information we need from government and some clues about the federal budget.
April 14, 2015
Knowing that reusable grocery bags shifts consumer spending to more indulgent purchases, supermarkets can respond with new prices and product placement.
April 8, 2015
Although paper currency is just one part of a money supply, a special design like Norway's new kroner notes conveys an inspirational message.
March 27, 2015
Because he revised his country's inaccurate deficit and received Eurostat approval, Greece's chief statistician might be prosecuted for "breach of faith."
March 22, 2015
Because cost and benefit analysis shows that temptation bundling for gym attendance encourages healthier behaviors, the approach can be used elsewhere.
March 19, 2015
One of many examples in Peter Schuck's new book, the Social Security program shows how government can be successful and also why it "fails so often."
February 26, 2015
As the pill, education and employment opportunities changed the value of women as wives, the tradeoffs that relate to being married have also changed.