August 27, 2019
As the downside of low unemployment, traffic congestion can have an invisible cost that relates to time, gas, and aggravation.
August 26, 2019
The EU provides feta cheese makers protection from competition through a geographical indication that gives their name monopoly power.
August 25, 2019
While the North Korean economy is centrally planned, the Choco Pie is a tiny example of the how a market system develops.
August 22, 2019
About much more than sauces and salads, tomato tradeoffs take us to science and supermarkets, history and trade agreements.
August 21, 2019
While states find it's tough to predict marijuana tax revenue, they can assume that higher rates will nudge consumers toward black markets.
August 20, 2019
Firstborn children are more likely to become CEOs, politicians, and top managers because of the way their parents treated them.
August 19, 2019
Looking at women in movies, we form behavioral expectations about gender roles that relate to leadership, to speech, and to age.
August 18, 2019
August 16, 2019
An economist can explain the surprising reason that we eagerly anticipate the yearly launch of Pumpkin Spice Latte from Dunkin' and Starbucks.
August 15, 2019
Starting with Madonna's unclaimed money and forgotten savings bonds, we wind up with a map that ranks state fiscal health.
August 14, 2019
Looking at the retail tilt of the newest round of Trump administration tariffs, we would see that woman will be hit harder than men.
August 13, 2019
