January 20, 2015
Explained by behavioral economics, we save relatively little for retirement because of intertemporal selfishness and seeing our future selves as strangers.
January 15, 2015
While everyone refers to the middle class and most of us say we are in the middle class, few know the characteristics of the group to which they refer.
January 9, 2015
January 8, 2015
With the House requiring dynamic scoring of tax legislation from the CBO, the bigger tax debate resurfaces on how much redistribution and spending.
January 4, 2015
Behavioral economic ideas show that product differentiation and consumer preference are more from branding than the taste of colas or beers.
December 28, 2014
The expense and complexities of switching to the metric system have prevented the change, and have affected how standard weights and measures help globalization.
December 26, 2014
Part of keeping the money supply at the right level involves the Fed monitoring the paper money that enters circulation and recycling cash that leaves it.
December 22, 2014
Including congestion, wasted gas, time and emissions, cheap parking creates negative externalities that variable pricing of parking spaces can eliminate.
December 16, 2014
Relating income inequality to the stress felt by low status Bolivian Tsimane men and academy award losers, researchers said that stress that harms health.
December 15, 2014
Looking at internet connectivity as a part of the EU's information infrastructure, we can see how Italy is behind and reflects member nation contrasts.
December 11, 2014
Illustrated through word use and data selection in research, politically liberal and conservative economists display a tendency toward confirmation bias.
December 9, 2014
Our CPI measure of the inflation rate has been debated because it could be calculated using a chained CPU, could be real time, and excludes some seniors.