September 11, 2015
Production possibilities graphs and GDP comparisons show us that a bigger gender gap prevents countries from achieving their economic growth potential.
September 9, 2015
September 7, 2015
While job related reasons like unemployment and a new job are cited as likely reasons for interstate migration, marriage and taxes also matter.
September 6, 2015
Including the unemployment, quits and participation rates, Janet Yellen's labor market indicators will help her decide whether to raise interest rates.
September 4, 2015
While economic development can be measured through a history of GDP data, the real yardstick is the history of one street.
September 3, 2015
Government could tell sharing economy firms like Uber, Lyft and Kitchensurfing if workers will be employees or independent contractors.
August 28, 2015
August 26, 2015
Comparing median and minimum wage and looking at how the cost of living varies, we can see that the wisdom of a $15 minimum wage hike depends on location.
August 23, 2015
Because Berkeley's sugary drink tax has had little impact on price, researchers suggest that lawmakers insufficiently considered elasticity and incidence.
August 20, 2015
August 18, 2015
Although firms and countries have family friendly policies with generous paternity and maternity leave, the impact has harmed women's chances for promotion.
August 16, 2015
By rebranding Google as Alphabet, it can have a clearly defined parent while Google, as an oligopoly, can keep its brand's product differentiation.