Because of supply and demand in the U.S. and the world, U.S. farmers are planting less corn and more soybeans and sorghum.
Pop Music’s Risk Takers
The popular music industry is a risk based culture in which addictive substances touring, irregular hours and stress create high mortality rates.
What We Should Ask About the Wealth Gap
Because economists disagree on how to measure wealth, they convey different conclusions about the history of wealth inequality and distribution..
The Unexpected Cost of An Almond
Allocating water to California almond growers that could be used elsewhere in the state represents tradeoffs and considerable cost during the drought.
Why It’s Tough to Evaluate Job Performance
If a performance metric is known, the people being evaluated have an incentive to shift their behavior so that their scores improve but not the job they do.
Weekly Roundup: From Fake Stats to Slippery Glue
Our Posts Roundup Sunday 3.22.15 The bundles that make life pleasant…more Monday 3.23.15 Where American cars are made…more Tuesday 3.24.15 What March Madness really represents…more Wednesday 3.25.15 Why Sunday shopping matters…more Thursday 3.26.15 Making ketchup that glides…more Friday 3.27.15 How…
The Dangerous Side of Economics
Because he revised his country’s inaccurate deficit and received Eurostat approval, Greece’s chief statistician might be prosecuted for “breach of faith.”
The Connection Between a Killer Plant and Elmer’s Glue
An innovation being sold to manufacturers, jars with slippery interior surfaces will create positive externalities by lessening waste and saving time.
Why We Need Sunday Shopping
To fuel French economic growth, productivity and employment, a controversial law will allow more Sunday shopping but the business/leisure debate continues.
Following the March Madness Money
Whether looking at what fans spend and wager or the NCAA, the coaches, the teams, the media, and corporate promotions, March Madness is about big business.
