To measure world trade activity and the health of the global economy, we just need to look at a rather obscure index that tells us some everyday facts.
Business Cycles
Why It’s Tough to Make Stock Market Predictions
The long term increase of the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials misleadingly entices investors to believe that it’s easy to make stock market predictions.
How the Economy Affects Our Vote
The impact of the economy on our voting patterns is about much more than inflation, unemployment, and how much the GDP has grown.
Why Your Birthday Cake Might Have Too Many Candles
When we look at aging populations, 65 could be new 55 because of the difference between our chronological age and our biological age.
What Red and Blue States Say About Sauces and Spreads
While diners in some red and blue states prefer the same sauces and spreads, they are less alike when we compare their economies.
How U.S. Labor Productivity Relates to Nike’s Vaporflys
Whether looking at the marathon runners that wear Nike’s Vaporfly sneakers or U.S. labor productivity, we can see the importance of capital innovation.
The Inventions That Mattered Most
Through a new look at invention history, we can identify the waves of innovation and see which ones were most influential.
Why the World Economy is Growing More Slowly
In most of the world’s advanced economies, there are gains in certain areas and lagging regions elsewhere that create a disparity and less economic growth.
Looking at America’s Two Economies
Comparing the locations, incomes, and jobs of Democrats and Republicans, we see America’s two economies and a tension between democracy and capitalism.
Why We Should Care About Economic Uncertainty
It is likely that the economic uncertainty created by changes in trade regulations will affect business investment, consumer spending, and the GDP.