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June 12, 2017
Weekly economic news and retail structural unemployment
June 12, 2017
A Tale of a New Shopper and an Old Brand

The retail unemployment caused by the decline of J. Crew and other beloved mall stores relates to a structural change in their industry.

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June 11, 2017
future jobs
June 11, 2017
The Difference Between a Sunny and Stormy Business Climate

The World Bank's Doing Business Index ranks 190 economies to show where the business climate is sunny or stormy because of regulatory policy.

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May 15, 2017
raising a child
May 15, 2017
How Holiday Spending Helps (and Harms) Our Economy

Holiday spending is about more than Mother's Day when we look at the long list of days, weeks and months that were created to boost a brand or industry.

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May 4, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Apple brands
May 4, 2017
A Different Kind of Apple Patent

Whether looking at the iPhone or at Washington state's farmers, producers care about apple patents that protect new products.

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April 27, 2017
Weekly Economic New Roundup and tall building construction
April 27, 2017
Why Corporate Taxes Are Never Simple

Similar to a Magritte surrealistic painting, corporate taxes are not as simple as they appear because publicized numbers hide the real facts and incentives.

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April 24, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and the razor and blade strategy
April 24, 2017
A Happy (and sad) Razor and Blade Story

Producers of police body cameras can use a razor and blade strategy to spike their revenue for data storage and management.

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April 20, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and manufacturing socks
April 20, 2017
What a Sock Can Teach Us

Manufacturing Socks in a Regional Cluster Helps Firms to Optimize Production

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April 17, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pizza box recycling
April 17, 2017
The Robots Are Coming (With Your Pizza)

Transforming our pizza delivery, our factories, our warehouses and our cars, the many sides of robotics make it our newest frenemy.

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April 7, 2017
printer cartridge patent protection
April 7, 2017
When It’s Okay To Discriminate

Saying firms can't refill and resell their cartridges, Lexmark International is fighting for printer cartridge patent protection in the Supreme Court.

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March 21, 2017
standardizing color
March 21, 2017
How Color Helps Firms Compete

When the tiny box is robin egg blue or the delivery truck is brown, those color trademarks convey an identity that makes color more meaningful.

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March 19, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and March Madness
March 19, 2017
March Madness Money Facts

Involving multiple markets and hundreds of millions of dollars, March Madness money facts relate to the NCAA, coaches, teams and the extra beer we buy.

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March 16, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tart cherry prices
March 16, 2017
How a Cherry Orchard is About More Than Fruit

Representing far more than the agricultural labor force, a cherry orchard in Washington state displays the complexities of changing labor markets.

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