Behavioral Economics

December 7, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 7, 2015
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Debating the Size of the Social Safety Net

If Finland replaces benefits with a monthly check, the tradeoffs for its safety net programs will be domestic and international.

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November 30, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 30, 2015
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Marriage Markets in China and India

With son preference, limited fertility and social norms, China's and India's sex ratios at birth have created a male glut and new marriage markets.

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November 19, 2015
impact of recycling
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 19, 2015
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The Cost of Garbage

With landfills, recycling and composting the alternatives, garbage incineration that generates electricity has become increasingly popular.

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November 18, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 18, 2015
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Why Shades of Gray Might Lead to Better Research

Through his Reproducibility Project, Brian Nosek shows that scientific accuracy can be assessed through replication of results and prediction markets.

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November 16, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 16, 2015
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Why Women Don’t Get the Credit They Deserve

Expectations bias is among the top gender issues for female economists because we are predisposed to think of a male when looking at academic research.

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November 13, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 13, 2015
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The Problem With Bovine Burps

Reducing environmental externalities from greenhouse gas emissions involves the methane that cows and other ruminants burp.

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November 5, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 5, 2015
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Why It’s Tough to Place the Poverty Line

Whether calculating the poverty rate in Rwanda or in the U.S., the income and/or consumption variables you select determine your results.

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November 2, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 2, 2015
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Why China’s Two-Child Policy Might Not Work

Although China has said it will replace its one-child policy with a two child limit, small families remain a social norm that will be tough to change.

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October 27, 2015
productivity questions
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 27, 2015
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Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Workers

One reason we have a labor force participation rate of 62.4 percent is because retirees, students, the disabled and people who care for family do not work.

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October 25, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 25, 2015
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The Diner’s Dilemma: Should You Divide the Check Equally With Friends?

Like the tragedy of the commons, splitting a bill among friends at a restaurant involves an individual's marginal benefit and the group's marginal cost.

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October 18, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 18, 2015
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Deciding If We Should Be More Like Denmark

While Denmark has universal healthcare, family benefits and pays for college, its social welfare system requires high taxes and other sacrifices.

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October 14, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Nobel Economics Prize
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 14, 2015
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A Nobel Message on Health and Wealth

The 2015 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, Angus Deaton studied inequality through health and wealth and micro and macroeconomics.

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