Whether looking at a self-driving car or your airline ticketing app, you can see how automation has begun to shift job activities.
Six Facts: What It’s Handy To Know About China
A look at U.S. China trade history reveals how the Chinese economy has changed and what a combination of command and the market can accomplish.
Getting Some Unemployment Insight Through a JOLT
By looking at job openings, hires, and quit rates in the JOLT Summary, we can get some unemployment insight about tighter labor markets.
What a Government Shutdown Does to Each of Us
A government shutdown is again in the news. The key date is December 21. If federal agencies without funding do not get their money by then, they have to follow their shutdown rules. I suspect most of us will be…
The Light Side of South Africa’s Electricity Problems
Indicating the bigger problems with South Africa’s electricity, Trevor Noah’s Grandma says she does not watch “The Daily Show” because of load shedding.
The Unintended Impact of Amazon’s HQ2
Since Amazon will probably select among the most prosperous regions in the U.S. for its HQ2 pick(s), we could find that the strong will get even stronger.
The Light Side of Economic Growth
Looking at William Nordhaus’s study of lighting history, we can see how increasingly cheaper illumination boosted our living standards.
The Facts You Never Knew About the Nobel Economics Prize
First awarded more than 70 years after the original Nobel Prizes began, the Nobel Economics Prize is worth some unexpected extras.
The New Food Technology That Could Change What We Eat
Whether about cows or chicken nuggets, sometimes seemingly insignificant new food technology can have an unexpectedly massive impact.
Six Facts About Marijuana and Money
Looking at marijuana economics, we see a growing industry that is constrained by the clash between federal and state law.