Demand, Supply, and Markets

January 15, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cost of raising a child
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 15, 2014
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The Green Blog: Why Japan Might Face a Demographic Crisis

By Madeleine Vance, guest blogger and student at Kent Place School. As of late, younger Japanese citizens are choosing to live the single life rather than […]

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January 13, 2014
Bezos wedding spending
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 13, 2014
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Marrying Up in China

“There is an opinion that A quality guys will find B quality women, B  quality guys will find C quality women, and C quality men will find D quality women…The people left […]

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January 12, 2014
global learning
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 12, 2014
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Which College Grads Have Unemployment Problems?

With a 6.7% unemployment rate and 74,000 jobs created for December, are you okay if you have a bachelor’s degree? I discovered some answers in a […]

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January 5, 2014
Economic Geography British Coastline Mandelbrot
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 5, 2014
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One Reason That Geography Matters

Have you ever looked closely at Japan and the United Kingdom? Described by geographer Jared Diamond in a fascinating podcast, they look remarkably similar. Today Japan […]

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October 22, 2013
French fries, Adam Smith and restaurant mass production
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 22, 2013
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Restaurant Economics: How to Make 1500 Meals a Day

At 2 am, converging at the delivery entrance of Balthazar in NY’s SoHo are mussels from New Zealand, russet potatoes from Idaho, steak from the Midwest and chicken breast […]

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May 16, 2012
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 16, 2012
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Learning From the Low End

Sometimes it’s better to be at the bottom than the top. Explaining, Harvard’s Clay Christensen starts his story with the huge integrated steel firms and ends […]

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November 28, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 28, 2011
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The First Credit Default Swap

Some of the euro zone’s problems actually started with the Exxon Valdez oil spill. After the 1989 Exxon Valdez calamity, when an Alaska jury said that […]

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November 27, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 27, 2011
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Happy Pecan Farmers

With soaring demand from China and less supply in the U.S., you have some very happy pecan farmers. However, they have one big problem. Theft. Armed […]

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November 23, 2011
The ROI From College
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 23, 2011
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College Matters

Assume you are an 18 year-old high school graduate with $102,000 to use for a lifelong investment. These are your choices: triple-A rated bonds housing common […]

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