July 24, 2026
To design more successful recycling programs, policy makers need to be aware of our neurological motivation.
July 21, 2026
While container vessels vastly lowered shipping costs, age, size, and voyage length can elevate those costs.
July 18, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Harry Styles to oil facts to 99 cent prices.
July 14, 2026
Because most strawberries are pretty similar, their supermarket sellers should be powerless but they are not.
July 12, 2026
As blockbuster entertainment, the Harry Styles "Together Together" tour creates eye-popping prices that contribute to inflation.
July 11, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from beer cans to hot dogs.
July 10, 2026
Ever since someone figured out the 6-pack, beer can sizes have affected our buying and drinking decisions.
July 9, 2026
We can use economic game theory to understand the decisions made by kickers and goalies during World Cup penalty shootouts.
July 6, 2026
For their annual July fourth competitive eating contest, again Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo gobbled a massive number of hot dogs in 10 minutes.
July 4, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from World Cup tickets to Social Security.
July 1, 2026
By looking at World Cup ticket prices, three economists were able to tell us which teams and cities were most popular.
June 28, 2026
By looking at global warming through the olive crop, we can grasp the meaning of a more general phenomenon.