November 18, 2024
Concerned with the mystery of a consumer economic disconnect, we look at why consumer sentiment fails to recognize robust GDP, inflation, employment, and equity data.
October 21, 2024
Because President Lyndon Johnson asked for a shorthand look at economic happiness, we wound up with the Misery Index.
July 9, 2024
April 29, 2024
Because the GDP, the Dow, and even the employment numbers are insufficiently personal, they do a poor job of measuring well-being.
February 23, 2024
When we look at five causes of U.S. economic strength, we can see the seeds of a Goldilocks economy that are continuing to sprout.
January 25, 2024
While the Gross Domestic Product is our main measure of our well-being, we can ask if a GDP alternative would do a better job.
January 18, 2024
Through a Washington seismometer, we can use much more than traditional economic data to quantify the success of Taylor Swift's ERAs tour.
December 8, 2023
Comparing what economists say about the economy to more general sentiment, we can describe a non-economic lens that creates the public's bias.
December 6, 2023
Way beyond predicting the rain and temparature, the National Weather Service, engages in far reaching weather economics.
November 13, 2023
Looking at our happiness through an economic lens, our metric can be a Misery Index composed of inflation and unemployment.
October 5, 2023
While there is no such thing as the best country, different media use a variety of metrics to tell us that some places are better than others.
June 29, 2023
Typically starting with your birth date, calculating your age could depend on chronology, biology, or where you live.