May 6, 2019
May 2, 2019
In addition to its impact on the Great Depression, Smoot-Hawley occupies a special place in tariff history because of its impact on us.
April 23, 2019
Through duties and washing machine tariffs, the U.S. government has created new incentives for manufacturers that harm consumers.
April 21, 2019
When Massachusetts voters said yes to legal marijuana, they made an economic decision that relates to competition, taxes, and banking.
April 19, 2019
Whether ranking baseball team fans or a country's unemployment and inflation rates, misery indexes can tell us about people's happiness.
April 17, 2019
Students and their parents might be surprised that a diploma from an elite college might not have the life-changing impact they expect.
April 16, 2019
By looking at one hundred years of consumer spending history, we can see how our food, housing, and clothing reflected our growing affluence.
April 12, 2019
Recent research explains that our yogurt choice fatigue at the supermarket is rather similar to what we experience when buying a car.
April 9, 2019
When Chuck E. Cheese changed the kinds of payment cards that kids and their parents used for games and food, they created new spending incentives.
April 5, 2019
April 4, 2019
Using 85 observable characteristics, there was little that researchers could use from a Swedish study to prove why the glass ceiling blocks female CEOs.
April 1, 2019
Looking at Norway, a large bank, and the University of California, we see that transparency can make us care more about income inequality.