October 26, 2014
While a misery index shows a nation's inflation and unemployment rates, the eurozone's high unemployment might create disproportionate unhappiness.
October 16, 2014
With populations growing older in the developed world, their wellbeing might affect the GDP growth rate because of the expense of their care.
October 14, 2014
Like 19th century English coal, more efficient and cheap LED lights can mean people and businesses use it more because of the lower opportunity cost.
October 12, 2014
Since education creates positive externalities that fuel economic growth, understanding how to develop expertise through human capital formation is crucial.
August 31, 2014
From statistics and a satellite image of the world at night, we can see that developing countries lack the electrification they need for economic growth.
August 28, 2014
Led by Chinese economic growth and other emerging markets, the center of economic gravity is moving eastward from the developed world to Asia.
August 17, 2014
Looking at a European average economic growth rate, unemployment rate and GDP to debt ratio is misleading because of countries' disparate economies.
August 12, 2014
In refrigerators in developing nations, we can see the impact of affluence on their diet and on supply and demand that will change worldwide food prices.
August 11, 2014
The 2014 Social Security Trustees Report says that after we deplete the remains of the program's trust funds in 2033, payroll taxes will not provide all promised benefits.
August 4, 2014
The spread of refrigeration in China has positive and negative externalities that relate to household diets, greenhouse gases and transport and home waste.
July 31, 2014
With Argentina again defaulting on her sovereign debt, she is violating the sanctity of contracts and lessened her borrowing ability at home and globally.
July 29, 2014
With more austerity resistance to government spending cutbacks, Greece could again be heading for a sovereign debt default and a bailout.