Macroeconomics

October 17, 2018

Where Education and Healthcare Could Be Better

The new World Bank Human Capital Index was created to encourage the leaders of 157 countries to improve their healthcare and education.

October 1, 2018

The Reasons That Airlines Boost Fees Rather than Fares

When the rising price of fuel boosts airlines' costs, they can buoy their bottom line by increasing optional and barely noticeable fees or raising fares.

September 24, 2018

Why Wedding Tickets Should (or Should Not) Be For Sale

By identifying the moral limits of markets, we can decide what should and should not be sold...like wedding tickets and high grades.

September 16, 2018

What the Waffle House Index Says About a Storm

As a leading indicator for business activity during a natural disaster, the color coding for the Waffle House Index provides a handy forecast.

September 13, 2018

Six Facts About Disaster Economics

When natural disasters like hurricanes, massive snowstorms, and wildfires strike a region, their economic impact is far more than the clean-up.