Made from a Himalayan shrub, Japanese cash remains popular, even when other countries are becoming increasingly cashless.
How Nigeria and Yale Have Similar Inflation
Similar phenomena, grade inflation and price inflation are controversial problems that are tough to eliminate.
Where Marijuana Fails the Smell Test
With recreational marijuana legal in more than half of the U.S., one unexpected complaint has begun to multiply.
When Free Football Has a Cost
Experimenting with free football by not charging for tickets, a French and a German team changed the cost of a game.
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup From Mickey Mouse to March Madness
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week’s economic news roundup ranges from human rights and solar panels to rum taxes.
April 2024 Friday e-links: Seeing More Mickey Mouse
Continuing with our April e-links, we took a closer look at the public domain and learned more about what we all “own.”
When Is da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” like Mickey Mouse?
Having become public domain art because of their age, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Vetruvian Man” and Walt Disney’s first Mickey Mouse are similar.
How Sheep Help Solar Power
Looking closely at the sources of electricity production, we would see that solar power has some (sheepish) surprises.
When Climate Rights Became Human Rights
Because of a court decision for more than 2,000 female litigants over the age of 64, environmental rights became human rights in Switzerland.
March Madness College Applications Bump
Citing a correlation, researchers suggest that there is a March Madness applications bump at schools that fare well in the tournament.
