Economic Ideas

February 27, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and free trade for strawberries and chickens
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 27, 2018
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What a Strawberry and a Chicken Say About Free Trade

More than governments negotiating agreements, free trade is about the variety of strawberries, chickens, pickup trucks and pencils that we can buy.

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February 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Olympic figure skating music
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 22, 2018
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New Figure Skating Music…But Who Pays?

Now that music with words can accompany Olympic figure skating, there is less classical music, more hip-hop and Beyoncé, and some questions about intellectual property rights.

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February 21, 2018
weekly economic news roundup and ride sourcing problems
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 21, 2018
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What Uber Says About the Gender Pay Gap

Uber is gender blind. Callers do not select a male or female driver nor do they even know which gender could pick them up. Similarly, driver […]

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February 20, 2018
China's GDP
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 20, 2018
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What a High Social Score Can Get You in China

In 2020, China will have implemented a social score program that will use behavioral inputs to decide which goods and services residents can access.

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February 19, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and Maine lobster industry
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 19, 2018
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The Lobster War Between Sweden and Maine

The future of North American lobster exports to the European Union was threatened when 32 "surly" reddish green lobsters were found in Scandinavian waters.

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February 14, 2018
Bezos wedding spending
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 14, 2018
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What Men and Women Want in a Mate

By identifying the decisions that men and women make while speed dating, we can see where they rank intelligence, attractiveness and ambition.

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February 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and The new New York bridge across the Hudson
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 13, 2018
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The Real Infrastructure Spending Story

Referring to spending at the federal, state, and local levels, and to roads and bridges and electrical transmission lines and railroads and so much more, infrastructure spending is monumentally complex.

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February 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Columbia's Valentine's roses
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 12, 2018
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Why Valentine’s Roses Bloom in Colombia

Most of our Valentine's roses come from Colombia because of the U.S. government, the perfect combination of land, labor and capital, and Walmart.

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