Economic research on the impact of a higher minimum wage on employment provides no clear answers. Economists on each side say opposing research is flawed.
What Bread Says About Women
Through the industrialization of just one slice of bread, we can see the history of the U.S. economy since the beginning of the 20th century.
How the Trans-Pacific Partnership is About New Balance and Nike
Looking at tires, fashion and NAFTA, we can see the lost jobs opposition to free trade and the pro free trade response.
What the Big Mac Says About the Trans-Pacific Partnership
While opponents of the TPP free trade deal cite currency manipulation, cheaper exports from countries with cheaper currencies save money for U.S. buyers.
How Markets Can Save Honeybees
While a government task force will soon report on how to deal with the increase in honeybee deaths, instead the market system could solve the problem.
The Best and Worst Ways to Stop Smoking
Expensive for employers and society, smoking is a habit that requires cleverly designed commitment devices for successfully getting people to quit.
Weekly Roundup: From Steak Patents to Marijuana Taxes
Our everyday economics includes behavioral economics, trade barriers, taxes, entitlements, externalities, intellectual property and industrialization.
What Your Walking Speed Tells Us
The externalities that result from industrialization and economic vitality include how fast we walk, our pace at work and our attitude about time.
The Difference Between a Cheese Steak and a Designer Dress
Classified as intellectual property, a new cut of meat and a new dress design are viewed differently by patent and trademark laws.
Why the Social Security Crisis Has Begun
Caused by aging baby boomers, expanded criteria and the remnants of the great recession, SSDI entitlement spending is approaching insolvency.
