November 25, 2022
Among the countless ways to measure global inequality, we can look between nations, within them, and over time.
October 30, 2022
Whereas trhe U.S. givernment uses 11 leading economic indicators, others look at unexpected commodities.to predict a recession.
September 14, 2022
Whether it's top colleges or the happiest countries, we can ask about the validity of the ranking criteria that were used.
September 12, 2022
Recalling the Misery Index and concerns about inflation, we can ask whether economists believe that inflation or unemployment make us sadder.
August 24, 2022
Sometimes when we look at GDP ups and downs, rather than fluctuations in national wealth, something else is happening.
August 23, 2022
We can identify new GDP facts about size and wellbeing by seeing the GDP through the PPP lens of the International Comparison Program.
August 15, 2022
While we know that soon the world will have eight billion people, the debate continues about when we will reach peak population.
August 3, 2022
Seeing some prices start to slip downward, we can look for clues that indicate we are close to peak inflation.
July 24, 2022
A detailed look at how housing spending boosts the GDP reveals every floor of the expense and its significance.
July 21, 2022
Looking at livestock and the GDP and the number of animals on U.S. farms, we see surprisingly disparate statistics.
July 11, 2022
When assessing the economy consumers used to perceive economic indicators accurately but more recently their outlook has been skewed.
June 29, 2022
Although inflation is the media focus, still, looking at other criteria, we see a potentially optimistic economic outlook.