February 1, 2017
While Peoria used to be the perfect place to test new products like Pampers, now an uneven economic recovery took Taco Bell's new quesadilla to Toledo.
January 31, 2017
Perfect for brands like Snickers and Bud Light, $5 million Super Bowl ads have the audience and the hype that lets large firms share a distinct message.
January 30, 2017
January 23, 2017
Seemingly a single number, the CPI market basket is composed of wildly different flexible and sticky prices that provide a different view of inflation.
January 22, 2017
January 9, 2017
Depending on its location, a supermarket's grocery shelf space can have a high or low value that will determine its product placement.
January 6, 2017
Suggesting luxury or freshness or just plain pleasing, sometimes product sounds can be an unforgettable competitive tool.
January 5, 2017
For some surprising reasons that contribute to the gender wage gap, there are relatively few women who are top earners in the U.S.
January 4, 2017
While working at home has become the focus of a new French law, the bigger issue could be how much new technology enables the firm to monitor our lives.
January 3, 2017
More than we realize, our economic behavior in a city is shaped by the urban planning that created the shape, the length and the width of the streets.
November 14, 2016
A surprise announcement on 11/8/16, demonetizing India's 500- and 1000-rupee notes meant most of the money in the country had to be swapped for new notes.
April 24, 2016
From the Chrysler Building in NYC to Taipei 101 in Taiwan, the timing of super tall skyscraper construction provides clues about business cycles.