Connecting economic ideas, current events and history, our weekly economic news roundup includes color branding, Social Security funding and costly kids.
The Cost of a Comma
A missing Oxford comma became rather expensive when an appellate court used it to interpret Maine’s overtime labor law in favor of a dairy’s drivers.
Why Social Security Needs Immigrants
Because unauthorized immigrants pay billions of dollars in payroll taxes, they are one solution to the Social Security solvency problem.
What State Gasoline Taxes and a LUST Fund Have in Common
A LUST Trust Fund and higher state gasoline taxes may come in handy if massive federal infrastructure spending becomes more doubtful.
How Color Helps Firms Compete
When the tiny box is robin egg blue or the delivery truck is brown, those color trademarks convey an identity that makes color more meaningful.
The Cost of Raising a Child
Including how much we spend on the tooth fairy, the cost of raising a child can simply be one total or it can involve different specific expenditures.
March Madness Money Facts
Involving multiple markets and hundreds of millions of dollars, March Madness money facts relate to the NCAA, coaches, teams and the extra beer we buy.
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Saving Daylight to Losing Laissez-Faire
Connecting economic ideas, current events and history, our weekly economic news roundup includes gender bias from Google, laissez-faire and farm labor.
The Codfather and the Tragedy of the Commons
Although The Codfather violated New England’s catch share system, the overfishing that results from the tragedy of the commons has been minimized.
How a Cherry Orchard is About More Than Fruit
Representing far more than the agricultural labor force, a cherry orchard in Washington state displays the complexities of changing labor markets.
