Although their lenses differ, economists agree that we have two Americas with education, income, and life expectancy dividing us.
October 9, 2023
September 27, 2022
New UN life expectancy projections might not really display what living longer will mean for the most developed nations.
April 4, 2022
Reading the 2022 World Happiness Report, I wonder whether its six variables are what we should use to rank happy countries.
September 30, 2021
Now and in the past, life expectancy is about much more than living longer when we look at consumer spending and government responsibility.
August 4, 2021
Looking back 55 years at the changes in life expectancy, we could decide to change our definition of what it means to be old.
June 1, 2020
Although the per capita GDP gap between two countries could appear large, the difference shrinks when you bring welfare into your calculations.






