By comparing the world’s retirement systems through the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, we can see how to improve them.
Why We Won’t Want a Wider Highway
Intuitively logical for reducing congestion, sometimes adding highway lanes and road building have unintended consequences.
What Happens When You Have No Cash?
When its larger denomination bills suddenly became worthless in 2016, India’s demonetization became a case study about the role of money.
Six Facts: Alcohol Economics
Positively and negatively, affecting countires with high and low income, the impact of alcohol economics is global.
When Lipstick Is an Unusual Indicator
As an unusual economic indicator, an uptick in lipstick sales can signal a downturn in the economy because it is a cheap luxury.
Six Facts: When the World Became More (And Less) Equal
Among the countless ways to measure global inequality, we can look between nations, within them, and over time.
Where Bitcoin Has Another Problem
Adopting bitcoin during September 2021, El Salvador’s political leadership did not know all that could go wrong…and it did.
What Unusual Economic Indicators Are Telling Us
Whereas trhe U.S. givernment uses 11 leading economic indicators, others look at unexpected commodities.to predict a recession.
When Bird Tourism Is Not “For the Birds”
Whether looking at New Zealand’s “bird of the year” contest or Alaska’s bird tourism industry, we see benefits that are not “for the birds.”
Why Some People Want More C02
Thinking of the craft beer makers’ CO2 shortages, we can say that not everyone is worried about too much CO2.