October 20, 2022
Whether looking at New Zealand's "bird of the year" contest or Alaska's bird tourism industry, we see benefits that are not "for the birds."
September 15, 2022
Thinking of the craft beer makers' CO2 shortages, we can say that not everyone is worried about too much CO2.
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 19, 2022
We can better grasp the sovereign debt of advanced, emerging market, and developing economies by looking at the different groups of lenders.
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 29, 2022
Trying to encourage bitcoin use, El Salvador had all the right incentives but still wound up with unintended consequences.
July 26, 2022
With the NYC debating a bill to increase the city's public bathrooms, we can see that the issue is about a lot more than the loo.
July 24, 2022
A detailed look at how housing spending boosts the GDP reveals every floor of the expense and its significance.