September 23, 2015
Whereas we can rank countries' internet access and correlate internet access to economic growth, quantifying the internet /GDP connection is impossible.
September 22, 2015
Always contentious, the federal budget needs to be approved by October 1st or a continuing resolution needs to enable discretionary federal spending.
September 21, 2015
Through behavioral finance studies of robberies and emotion laden events like the Super Bowl, researchers show a correlation between mood and decisions.
September 18, 2015
With the timing of the first Fed rate hike still a mystery, we can use the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) dot plots to predict when rates will rise.
September 17, 2015
September 16, 2015
For pure enjoyment The Martian is a good read but also it helps us recognize how travel to Mars has and will have positive externalities on earth.
September 15, 2015
By recognizing the tradeoffs of recycling, preserving endangered species and improving world health, doing good could become more productive.
September 14, 2015
While some high middle income economies have slowed down and then accelerated again, using World Bank criteria, China's economic growth is tough to predict.
September 13, 2015
Currently slowing down, China's economic growth might be challenged by the middle income trap that has caught Brazil but not Taiwan or Malaysia.
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 10, 2015
Looking at delayed gratification through Walter Mischel's marshmallow test and other studies, researchers can better grasp who will save for retirement.
September 9, 2015