August 28, 2020
Looking at the economic impact of past costly disasters can help us develop policies that target where and how Covid-19 will affect us.
August 17, 2020
When we use the alphabet to describe an economy recovery from the coronavirus, rather than an "L" or a "V," some economists now suggest a "K."
August 13, 2020
About much more than just a burger, the Big Mac Index can help us compare purchasing power and the GDP in different countries.
August 11, 2020
A Consumer Price Index (CPI) that went up by just .6 percent during the past year hides a much larger increase in some grocery prices.
June 18, 2020
Because a Covid-19 basket of goods and services has a different inflation rate from the CPI basket, the cost of living might not be what we think it is.
June 12, 2020
While the headlines tell us the monthly unemployment rate, we can look at other numbers in the report to get the whole story.
June 1, 2020
Although the per capita GDP gap between two countries could appear large, the difference shrinks when you bring welfare into your calculations.
May 25, 2020
Looking at the first shopping mall and its evolution, we can see how its original concept will now be turned upside down.
May 8, 2020
When we look at where consumer spending has declined and where we expect to spend in the future, we can ask where recovery spending will come from.
April 29, 2020
A group of economists estimated the value of digital services like Facebook to illustrate a new way to think about the GDP.
April 16, 2020
As a pandemic, COVID-19 could have an impact that is more similar to a macroeconomic disaster than typical normal recessions.
April 15, 2020