More likely than ever before, marijuana regulations.could change during 2024 if the Congress and the DEA agree.
Microeconomics
Do Beer Taxes Make a Difference?
Hoping either to improve our health or elevate revenue, governments levy sin taxes on items like beer with results that economists debate.
Where a Junk Food Tax Will Limit What We Eat
Hoping to encourage healthy eating habits and less obesity, Colombia has a junk food tax on ultra-processed food and sugary drinks.
Why Workers’ Wages Are a Worry in Bangladesh
Having just gone up, garment workers’ wages in Bangladesh show the tradeoff between cheap fast fashion and fair pay.
Where Less Work Is More Productive
Seeing a UAW settlement, we can ask how the length and productivity of the United States workweek compares to other OECD nations.
How Supermarkets Boost What We Buy
Looking at a century of supermarket history, we would see how, using carts, bar codes, and self checkout they tried to boost what we buy.
Who Spends What on Food?
Looking closely at food spending, we see that, based on where, when, age, income and eductaion, it will vary.
What Our Chairs Say About Us
We are talking about chair economics when we look back and then across cultures at the impact of how we sit.