November 9, 2021
While the conventional wisdom says that eating local will reduce your carbon footprint, but not necessarily.
November 8, 2021
When we look closely at the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill, its complexity becomes increasingly evident.
November 6, 2021
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from where working women live to lobster fishing.
November 5, 2021
In Europe and the U.S., pandemic labor shortages have nudged vineyards towards grape picking robots and pruners.
November 4, 2021
As rebranding Facebook unfolds, the firm's strategy and structure are supposed to reflect its new identity as Meta.
November 3, 2021
A disputed island and the surrounding Grey Zone add up to a lobster war with conflicting lobster regulation between the U.S. and Canada.
November 2, 2021
By ranking 15 cities, Bloomberg Businessweek used five criteria to identify the best places for working women.
November 1, 2021
Whether looking at a pumpkin slingshot, pumpkin purchases, or pumpkin planting, the incentives are always at the margin.
October 31, 2021
Using securitization as an upfront payment to musicians for future royalties, Bowie Bonds were a Wall Street innovation.
October 30, 2021
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from tuna loans to mail trucks and gas prices.
October 28, 2021
Looking at the mail truck (and wagon and train), we see a metaphor for the system's innovative history and its current problems.
October 27, 2021
Reminding us that labels matter, consumers took Kellogg's to court because Strawberry Pop-Tarts have more pears and apples than strawberries.