November 13, 2015
Reducing environmental externalities from greenhouse gas emissions involves the methane that cows and other ruminants burp.
November 5, 2015
Whether calculating the poverty rate in Rwanda or in the U.S., the income and/or consumption variables you select determine your results.
November 2, 2015
Although China has said it will replace its one-child policy with a two child limit, small families remain a social norm that will be tough to change.
October 29, 2015
Showing the connection between inflation and unemployment, the Phillips Curve has been re-interpreted, re-affirmed and condemned as a monetary policy tool.
October 27, 2015
One reason we have a labor force participation rate of 62.4 percent is because retirees, students, the disabled and people who care for family do not work.
October 25, 2015
October 23, 2015
Because of aging populations in the developed world and in China, concern about care for the elderly and rising dependency ratios have increased.
October 21, 2015
A debt ceiling controversy could erupt by November 3rd when Jack Lew says the U.S. Treasury will need to borrow to meet its spending obligations.
October 18, 2015
While Denmark has universal healthcare, family benefits and pays for college, its social welfare system requires high taxes and other sacrifices.
October 2, 2015
Retirement savings and income depend on the person's prior income, longevity, the macroeconomic environment, Social Security and other entitlement programs.
September 30, 2015
The characteristics of the student loan crisis include a high default and delinquency rate, huge amounts of money and a personal and macroeconomic impact.
September 22, 2015
Always contentious, the federal budget needs to be approved by October 1st or a continuing resolution needs to enable discretionary federal spending.