January 9, 2024
More likely than ever before, marijuana regulations.could change during 2024 if the Congress and the DEA agree.
January 3, 2024
Deciding who could invite us to Taco Tuesday was finally legally settled after Taco Bell challenged the owners of the Taco Tuesday trademark.
November 24, 2023
Hoping either to improve our health or elevate revenue, governments levy sin taxes on items like beer with results that economists debate.
November 22, 2023
Hoping to encourage healthy eating habits and less obesity, Colombia has a junk food tax on ultra-processed food and sugary drinks.
November 10, 2023
Citing the increase in marijuana legalization, the Kansas City Federal Reserve quantified its economic and social impact.
November 8, 2023
Having just gone up, garment workers' wages in Bangladesh show the tradeoff between cheap fast fashion and fair pay.
October 31, 2023
Seeing a UAW settlement, we can ask how the length and productivity of the United States workweek compares to other OECD nations.
October 22, 2023
Looking at a century of supermarket history, we would see how, using carts, bar codes, and self checkout they tried to boost what we buy.
October 16, 2023
Looking closely at food spending, we see that, based on where, when, age, income and eductaion, it will vary.
October 4, 2023
We are talking about chair economics when we look back and then across cultures at the impact of how we sit.
September 25, 2023
Comparing two UAW strikes, we can see that the 1930s and 2023 are really not that different when we look at a changing economy.
September 24, 2023
With the Starbucks Latte menu, success has the potential for failure because the more they make, the longer customers have to wait.