August 18, 2017
A smile curve is a handy way to see that the global supply chain for technology is much more complicated than a Made-in-China label.
August 1, 2017
July 28, 2017
When Stephon Marbury priced his signature sneakers at $14.98, he had more of a problem selling them than he had expected,
July 20, 2017
July 17, 2017
Economists on one side of the minimum wage debate just got some extra ammunition from the results of a University of Washington study.
July 6, 2017
Seeing the impact of French baguette deregulation, we can look back at the days when government guaranteed Paris's bread supply.
July 2, 2017
At the end of the last episode of M*A*S*H, during I Love Lucy commercials, after a popular BBC soap, we need a natural monopoly to satisfy peak demand.
June 26, 2017
June 14, 2017
Although no one tells Maine's wild blueberry growers how much to plant, blueberry markets signal when to cut back and when to plant more.
June 9, 2017
June 6, 2017
May 25, 2017
If we have a sand shortage, Olympic beach volleyball, new homes and roads, fracking, water filtration, and so much more will be affected.