December 24, 2024
November 11, 2024
November 24, 2023
Hoping either to improve our health or elevate revenue, governments levy sin taxes on items like beer with results that economists debate.
April 17, 2023
Seeing Harry Styles have a record setting 15 shows at Madison Square Garden, an economist would say it was all about his demand determinants.
June 9, 2022
While ascending food prices could encourage us to buy less of certain breakfast items, the impact of coffee inflation could be different.
March 29, 2019
Looking at the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax, we would find it did not accomplish many of its goals in three major categories.
June 8, 2018
When coffee drinkers hear that some prices at Starbucks will rise, their response will depend how how elastic their demand is.
September 1, 2017
May 19, 2017
While it is relatively easy to measure how much alcohol consumption varies among countries, identifying a direct economic impact is much tougher.
April 21, 2017
January 13, 2017
Soon to start their hundredth year, Girl Scout cookie sales will include some new economics and cookies but what you get depends on where you live.