May 28, 2026
Shown by the most popular baby names in 2025, new parents use a name to trumpet a message about their offspring.
May 27, 2026
By creating new reference points, online retailers changed the definition of a speedy delivery during the past 25 years.
May 24, 2026
May 6, 2026
While a tobacco tax can be an ideal source of revenue, policy makers need to know how to set the ideal rate.
May 5, 2026
Having been bought by a billionaire hedge fund bro, dinosaur fossils have recently soared in price and popularity.
May 1, 2026
Because the majority of families with young children has two working parents, the problem of childcare hits millions of people.
April 22, 2026
With the return of Endless Shrimp, Red Lobster's CEO should refer to his Economics 101 textbook to learn about a crucially relevant concept.
April 15, 2026
Describing three gloomy scenarios that are fueled by petrol prices, the IMF's World Economic Outlook projects an uncertain future.
April 13, 2026
Called annoyance costs, an increasingly long list of daily hassles creates billions of dollars of economic waste.
April 10, 2026
Looking at the impact of war through an IMF report and the Trump budget, we can see the wartime and peacetime tradeoffs of defense spending.
April 2, 2026
As the only state that mandates full service gasoline stations, New Jersey refuses to recognize the the benefits that support self-serve.
April 1, 2026
By creating a slew of new incentives (or "nudges"), political leaders hope to increase San Francisco's trash disposal.