August 28, 2017
When Greek deficit totals were revised by the head of their statistical office, the Greek government said a crime had been committed.
August 27, 2017
Before, during and after a natural disaster like Harvey, we have hurricane economics affecting gasoline markets and the GDP.
August 25, 2017
When Joey Chestnut guzzles 72 Nathan's hot dogs in 10 minutes, his competitive eating takes us to much more than food and entertainment.
August 21, 2017
When student athlete pay is replaced by luxurious locker rooms, the market is prevented from allocating money productively.
August 14, 2017
The state of Washington created new marijuana tax incentives when it switched how it taxed pot growers, processors and retailers.
August 8, 2017
August 7, 2017
Planning their surcharge policy for the holiday shipping surge, UPS and FedEx each was influenced by the Prisoners' Dilemma.
August 6, 2017
In additional to debating the impact of immigration on less educated men, we should look at how highly skilled women are affected.
August 1, 2017
July 31, 2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and subsequent Supreme Court decision had a surprising impact the divorce rate.
July 23, 2017
To decide the strength of our economic recovery since the Great Recession, we can use seven numbers or just one that might be most important.
July 21, 2017
While intuitively, we know the characteristics of money, when we receive a bent coin or a half of a dollar bill, we might wonder if we can spend it.