May 22, 2015
Economic research on the impact of a higher minimum wage on employment provides no clear answers. Economists on each side say opposing research is flawed.
May 21, 2015
Through the industrialization of just one slice of bread, we can see the history of the U.S. economy since the beginning of the 20th century.
May 20, 2015
Looking at tires, fashion and NAFTA, we can see the lost jobs opposition to free trade and the pro free trade response.
May 19, 2015
While opponents of the TPP free trade deal cite currency manipulation, cheaper exports from countries with cheaper currencies save money for U.S. buyers.
May 18, 2015
While a government task force will soon report on how to deal with the increase in honeybee deaths, instead the market system could solve the problem.
May 17, 2015
Expensive for employers and society, smoking is a habit that requires cleverly designed commitment devices for successfully getting people to quit.
May 15, 2015
The externalities that result from industrialization and economic vitality include how fast we walk, our pace at work and our attitude about time.
May 13, 2015
Caused by aging baby boomers, expanded criteria and the remnants of the great recession, SSDI entitlement spending is approaching insolvency.
May 12, 2015
Creating perverse tax incentives, tax section 280E stops legal marijuana businesses from taking deductions because it is a federally controlled substance.
May 11, 2015
May 10, 2015
Although highly educated women have started having more children, academic studies indicate that children do not necessarily help our subjective well-being.
May 8, 2015
In financial markets, data security relates to the timing of data releases because premature releases or leaks unfairly favor one group of investors.