For many different reasons, the savings rate for our nation and the cash we stash under our mattress can vary considerably.…
Macroeconomics
The study of how the economy behaves as a whole as well as economy-wide phenomena.
A Simple Look at the World’s Most Complex Economies
To its detriment, the U.S. might have insufficiently recognized the impact of China’s economic complexity in the U.S. China trade deal.…
How Your Purchases Reflect Your Politics
When researchers have compared consumer purchases and politics, they’ve observed that what we buy can relate to whether we are a Democrat or a Republican.…
Why Venezuelans Might Launder (In a Washing Machine) Their Dollars
The U.S. dollar is a handy backup when a country’s currency loses its value. After Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation hit its peak (or its nadir) in 2009, they used U.S. dollars but didn’t ha…
Everything We Need to Know About Global Economic Risk
Concerned with a shift away from traditional multilateral institutions and free trade, the World Economic Forum identifies our global economic risk.…
The Best Way To Judge World Trade Activity
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.…
Throwback Thursday: From Dutch Tulips to New York Cupcakes
TBT: Looking at financial bubbles, we could see that stock markets, cupcakes, tulip bulbs, and real estate have a lot in common.…
The Upside of Speeding Tickets
A city is getting a good return on its investment when speed cameras improve road safety and other services make residents’ life better.…
What Santa Complains About
Whether looking at what Santa could be earning or a typical U.S. worker, wage growth is not as high as they would like it to be.…
Why The Eddie Murphy Rule is About More Than Orange Juice
Because of a wonderful orange juice scam in “Trading Places,” the Eddie Murphy Rule wound up in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation act.…