August 14, 2019
Looking at the retail tilt of the newest round of Trump administration tariffs, we would see that woman will be hit harder than men.
August 12, 2019
Involving us individually and as a community, sugary drink taxes create nudges that result in a long list of costs and benefits.
August 7, 2019
With plastic straw bans and request-a-straw rules, people and places are adjusting with new kinds of straws and some surprising innovations.
August 5, 2019
Because hours could be spent waiting in line for a theater ticket, a great piece of pizza, or a Thanksgiving Day Parade spot, you can hire a line sitter.
August 4, 2019
Trying to understand the workers who are leaving a shrinking middle class, we can look in a surprising place and at their debt.
July 31, 2019
The crisis farmers are facing with plunging tart cherry prices takes us to big questions about tariffs and federal marketing agreements.
July 28, 2019
While the average life in the United States has 42 million minutes, the cost of spending time can depend on our wealth, where we live, and our age.
July 24, 2019
With the depletion of the Highway Trust Fund, Congress needs to decide if its new funding sources will include a pay-by-the-mile tax that charges EVs.
July 23, 2019
Whether looking at a Shake Shack experiment, comparing countries, or focusing on education, we can see differences in the average workweek.
July 18, 2019
Rather than identifying pockets of poverty, recent income mobility research suggests policy makers focus on opportunity areas.
July 14, 2019
Whereas we moved from many time zones to four during the 19th century, now, with globalization, we should switch to coordinated universal time for everyone.
July 12, 2019
The four colors of Shanghai's trash-sorting bins make the new system look deceptively simple for households and businesses.