October 17, 2018
The new World Bank Human Capital Index was created to encourage the leaders of 157 countries to improve their healthcare and education.
October 14, 2018
Doing an iPhone teardown for the XS Max, we see the cost of the components and the suppliers that extend around the world.
September 7, 2018
Usually associated with jobs, now the outsourcing that relates to carbon emissions embedded in globally traded goods will be limited by California.
August 21, 2018
Calming the everyday monetary chaos created by Venezuela's hyperinflation is about much more than lopping zeros off its currency.
July 29, 2018
Sometimes you need an economist who figures out how to improve Senegal's sanitation by getting more people to use toilet suckers.
July 19, 2018
Looking around the world, you might discover that iPhone X prices aren't the best indicator of where it is most expensive.
June 29, 2018
Because of events that range from football victories to electrical outages, birth rates can spike or fall nine months later.
June 18, 2018
When previously worthless byproducts like coffee bean husks, chicken paws, and hog snouts became popular, we increased our economic efficiency.
June 13, 2018
Looking at the North Korean economy, economists have to become detectives because the government refuses to share basic statistics.
May 24, 2018
While the headlines emphasize the decline in manufacturing jobs in the U.S., looking at the world reveals a different story.
May 11, 2018
In China, by being good to your mother-in-law, you can elevate your social credit score, get a cheaper bike rental, and a better bank loan.
April 15, 2018
Whether looking at chicken paws or hog hooves, U.S. and China food tastes have worked well together until U.S. and Chinese tariffs have upset the benefits of the relationships.