Comparing Santa and Amazon

Comparing Santa and Amazon, we can use statistics that reveal equally amazing statistics about package volume.

Santa’s Unfair Trade Practices

On Christmas Eve, Santa will visit approximately 160 million children. Traveling at nearly 6,214 miles an hour, he will cover 19.3 million square miles. Along the way, he has to stop, drop off each of his 20 tons of presents,…

Why Uber and Santa Claus Agree

Affecting workers that range from Santa’s elves to Uber drivers, the unintended consequences of California’s AB 5 are considerable.

What We Know About Santa’s Salary

Although BLS data indicates what Santa’s salary could be, because it is unpaid work and comes from the North Pole, it is excluded from the GDP.

How Much Would Santa Earn If We Paid Him?

If they tried to include the work that moms and dads do at home, national income accounting statisticians would have a tough time quantifying unpaid work.