November 25, 2014
A single statistic like the unemployment rate for Japan, the European Union and the U.S. can be misleading until we look more closely at what it represents.
November 13, 2014
Although protestors in Detroit and Ireland say water is a human right, economists, citing a definition of a public good and a tornado alarm, would disagree.
November 12, 2014
With debated impact, a little more than half of the thousands of rules necessary for implementing the financial regulation in Dodd-Frank have been written.
November 10, 2014
Because "I Voted" stickers indicate voting is a social norm, like paying taxes or saving electricity, people are more likely to act like their neighbors.
November 7, 2014
November 4, 2014
Very long term federal debt that has no date for redemption like UK First World War bonds and U.S. Revolutionary War debt depend on good public credit.
October 30, 2014
While Ebola fear caused raw cocoa futures prices to rise in September, its long term rise has been because of more demand from developing nations.
October 27, 2014
Because host countries for the Olympics and World Cup spend too much on new stadiums, their subsequent return on investment (ROI) is usually inadequate.
October 26, 2014
While a misery index shows a nation's inflation and unemployment rates, the eurozone's high unemployment might create disproportionate unhappiness.
October 23, 2014
With the Supreme Court deciding if North Carolina's dentists can exclusively whiten teeth, the pros and cons of occupational licenses are being debated.
October 21, 2014
New attitudes that value marriage less and new economics through which women have more pay and education and men work less have changed marriage markets.
October 16, 2014
With populations growing older in the developed world, their wellbeing might affect the GDP growth rate because of the expense of their care.