May 23, 2019
Ranging from current sluggers to past players, the market for baseball cards has created prices that are below $2 and more than $3 million.
May 22, 2019
An innovative disaster, the introduction of New Coke in 1985 generated so massive a protest that no one ever thought it could return...until now.
May 21, 2019
Although plastic bag bans do help the environment, they also create unintended consequences that might make them less desirable.
May 20, 2019
Based on a recent study, calculating the amount of air pollution we can blame on SUV emissions has just become a bit trickier.
May 19, 2019
Whether it's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake or Salted Crack Caramel, your flavor is a part of the ice cream economics of an ultra-premium creamery.
May 18, 2019
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the Fed's $4 trillion problem to Lay's potato chips.
May 17, 2019
More than a place to buy food, the grocery store says a lot more about the affluence from our GDP and our subjective well-being.
May 16, 2019
May 15, 2019
For reasons that range from feminism to technology to urbanization, living alone in the United States has become increasingly typical.
May 13, 2019
Lay's Potato Chips became more than a snack when PepsiCo decided that a group of nine Indian farmers should not grow its special potatoes.
May 12, 2019
With the popularity of paternity leave increasing, researchers wanted to know whether it influenced the number of children that fathers in Spain wanted.
May 11, 2019
Connecting economics, current events and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from ransom markets to cauliflower food fights.