May 13, 2017
Connecting economics, current events and history, our weekly economic news roundup includes pricey avocados, the usefulness of smiles, and priming the pump.
May 12, 2017
May 11, 2017
Although Olympics finance is usually a catastrophe for the host city, the Los Angeles proposal for 2024 could be an exception.
May 9, 2017
Told that the House had not waited for CBO scoring results before passing a version of the American Health Care Act, we can ask what they were missing.
May 8, 2017
In a list of smiling societies, the U.S. could be close to the top for a surprising reason that relates to immigration and diversity.
May 7, 2017
May 6, 2017
May 5, 2017
Because the ranking depends on our variables and their definitions, measuring the global gender gap can have surprising results.
May 4, 2017
Whether looking at the iPhone or at Washington state's farmers, producers care about apple patents that protect new products.
May 2, 2017
Requiring shorter refrigerators and adult diapers, Japan's aging population is creating demographic stress as their numbers grow.
April 30, 2017
The Saudi king's golden escalators are examples of their affluence from oil and the need for Saudi diversification from oil.
April 29, 2017
Connecting economics, current events and history, our weekly economic news roundup includes marginal McRibs and a surprising way to control pollution.