February 11, 2018
Looking at New York City real estate prices and the dogs that households own, we can see a correlation and a quirky economic indicator.
February 9, 2018
Whether looking at 1637 or 2000, markets and financial bubbles always seem to find each other. As a surge in demand pushes prices up, the result resembles a bubble because it is full of air rather than value.
February 8, 2018
Whereas food inequality had been correlated to lack of availability and high prices, new research shows other reasons low income households eat more unhealthy food than those with more money.
February 7, 2018
With other cities like London having successfully implemented a traffic congestion pricing plan, NYC has begun to figure out a proposal.
February 6, 2018
Whether looking at the height of Mount Everest or at the rules of origin that will be renegotiated during the NAFTA talks, we have a statistical accuracy problem.
February 5, 2018
Confirming that children add to the gender pay gap, the motherhood penalty and the fatherhood bonus each create more of a spread between female and male earnings.
February 1, 2018
Increasing everyday sustainability, using a revolving building door rather than one that swings would add less to our individual carbon footprint.
December 31, 2017
Our banana, $450 million painting, and Tesla tax stories were just so interesting that they deserved fascinating follow-ups.
December 28, 2017
Governments have begun to provide guidelines about the ethical choices that will be necessary when programming driverless cars.
December 27, 2017
December 26, 2017
By spending bitcoin, we see the multiple reasons that calling it a cryptocurrency can be misleading because it is not money.
December 20, 2017
While superstition tells us that babies born during the Year of the Dragon will have more success and power, economists look at human capital investment.