For happier news, we could look at how labor markets favor job switchers rather than the inflation headlines.
Why Labor Unions Are Worried About Free Riders
With union membership declining, organized labor is worried about a Supreme Court decision on who has to pay an agency/fair share fee.
What Uber Says About the Gender Pay Gap
Uber is gender blind. Callers do not select a male or female driver nor do they even know which gender could pick them up. Similarly, driver pay is based on an algorithm, not your gender. It relates to a base…
Less Recognized Reasons For the Gender Pay Gap
By focusing on social norms that determine the division of labor at home and traditional workplace incentives, we can narrow the gender pay gap.
Why Your Height Matters
Similar to gender and race discrimination, height discrimination can impact political success, how much we earn, and whether we are hired.
Weekly Roundup: From Slow Shopping to Fast Shipping
Our everyday economics include consumption expenditures, Pigovian taxes, variable pricing,economies of scale, unskilled labor, national income and the money supply.
How Less Might Be More At the World Cup
In a study of the Barcelona Olympics, researchers concluded that winners of the bronze medal tended to be happier than the athletes who got the silver. Please look at the expressions (below) of the Olympic medal winners for the 200-meter individual medley at Beijing…