Regulatory Policy

July 26, 2018
soybean markets
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 26, 2018
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Where Retaliatory Tariffs Create Unintended Consequences

It will be rather complicated when retaliatory agricultural tariffs, aluminum protection, and crop payment supports all hit New Madrid County, Missouri.

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July 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and free parking and parking meters
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 22, 2018
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The Huge Impact of a Rather Irritating Invention

While the cost of free parking in New York City is rather huge, it can be offset by what was a seemingly insignificant and irritating innovation.

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July 16, 2018
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 16, 2018
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How Traffic Lights Relate to Adam Smith

When no traffic lights on the island of Nantucket has created good will among strangers, it also might show the limits of Adam Smith's laissez-faire.

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July 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and and Brexit progress
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 5, 2018
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A Brexit To Do List

Ranging from from border infrastructure to a divorce bill, a Brexit To Do List can be given a Readiness Score that shows their negotiating progress.

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June 26, 2018
banana consumption
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 26, 2018
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How the EU and the U.S. Fought a Banana Trade War

With tariffs and quotas the weapons, the 1990s banana trade war between the European Union and the U.S. was a classic except for one key difference.

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June 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Prisoners' Dilemma
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 25, 2018
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Breaking the First-Digit Law and Other Number Crimes

When the digits that appear frequently in national accounting figures, spreadsheets, and earnings reports are missing, then we can say we have suspicious numbers.

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June 24, 2018
Saudi women gender gap
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 24, 2018
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Gender Equity for Saudi Women at Starbucks and Beyond

While today is the first day that Saudi women can drive legally, they still experience gender inequity at Starbucks and beyond.

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June 20, 2018
Our Weekly News Roundup and moon dust markets
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 20, 2018
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The Woman Who Wants a Moon Dust Market

Unless the U.S. government lets a woman in Tennessee keep and then sell her moon dust, it will remain a "priceless" national treasure with unknown value.

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