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.
December 13, 2015
Monetary incentives can influence a decision and distort the information we access for our cost and benefit research.
December 9, 2015
With higher college tuition and less wage growth for college grads, still, the college wage premium and its opportunity cost make college worth it.
December 7, 2015
If Finland replaces benefits with a monthly check, the tradeoffs for its safety net programs will be domestic and international.
November 30, 2015
With son preference, limited fertility and social norms, China's and India's sex ratios at birth have created a male glut and new marriage markets.
November 19, 2015
With landfills, recycling and composting the alternatives, garbage incineration that generates electricity has become increasingly popular.
November 18, 2015
Through his Reproducibility Project, Brian Nosek shows that scientific accuracy can be assessed through replication of results and prediction markets.
November 13, 2015
Reducing environmental externalities from greenhouse gas emissions involves the methane that cows and other ruminants burp.