October 13, 2019
Doing little to help us win games, our video game shopping for outfits and dance moves creates some conspicuous consumption.
October 11, 2019
A visit to a doggie doo-dah plastic bags maker in China illustrates the shift from Chinese manufacturing to Vietnam and Indonesia.
October 9, 2019
October 8, 2019
Looking back at gasoline prices that teenagers pay when they get their driver's license, we see an impact on their driving behavior.
October 7, 2019
Much more than if the McDonald's McRib were always available, its demand soars because of limited availability each year.
October 6, 2019
October 3, 2019
While library late fees are supposed to be incentives that encourage us to return books, instead they have unintended consequences.
October 2, 2019
To explain what has been called an egg glut, we can look at egg laying hens, at the changing number of eggs they produce, and at our egg consumption.
October 1, 2019
Because tipping behavior reflects a social norm, many of us know the amount we are supposed to leave but we don't necessarily do it.
September 30, 2019
In public spaces like airports, hospitals, and museums, we navigate through the architectural signals that have been called wayfinding.
September 26, 2019
#TBT: Looking back to the creation of Amazon Prime, we see we've come a long way from what we used to expect when we ordered online.
September 24, 2019
A Social Security shortfall will create tradeoffs between the generations that get more than they paid to the system and others that get much less.