Rather like shifting tectonic plates, we can illustrate U.S. economic growth through the companies that achieved market milestones.
Why We Should Care About “One-Click”
Asked to identify the most influential inventions, we might name the telephone or the light bulb. Then taking the next step, we need to consider what we mean by influential. In a recent paper, researchers told us what influential means…
What Population Pyramids Tell Us
Far beyond their numbers, population pyramids can tell a story sbout the web that connects demography and economic growth.
What We Need to Know About Immigrants
Through six facts, we can get a better understanding of how our foreign born population affects the U.S. economy.
Measuring Global Well-Being
Looking at the global well-being metrics from the Social Progress Imperative, we can see 60 criteria that exclude GDP.
What Immigrants Bring To Their New Homes
As a source of inventive entrepreneurial talent, the immigrants that compose global migration are valuable human capital.
Is India the Next China?
People have been asking if the Indian economy might be the new China, but many suggest a different trajectory.
Six Facts About Global Poverty and Wealth
Last September, Credit Suisse published its Global Wealth Report. Looked at with numbers from Our World in Data, we can get a picture of Global Poverty and Affluence. Six Facts: Global Poverty and Wealth 1. In 1820, 75 percent of…
The Economic Half of a Sandwich
More than food, a sandwich can take us to the obesity economics that explain why parts of the world eat too much.
When China Started Drinking More Beer
Reflecting more affluence, China’s beer consumption and its economic development have marched upward together.