Trends in getting married and single parenting display that the impact of marriage can be income inequality.
Who Owns the Nile?
With Ethiopia having completed the Grand Renaissance Dam, deciding who “owns” the Nile has become more relevant than ever before.
Explaining the Deficit
Because explaining the deficit might need an economist, we went to Ed Yardeni, to “Tracking the Defiicit” and to the CBO for an answer.
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Peak Performance to Endless Shrimp
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week’s economic news roundup ranges from a China slowdown to trendy hot dogs.
What Used Cars Say About Inflation
Looking back and ahead, we can observe used car prices to understand and predict what is happening to inflation.
The Highs and Lows of Trendy Food
The hot dog could be our newest trendy food. Calling the hot dog the “it” restaurant order of the summer, the Wall Street Journal elevated the lowly frank. However, more than the dog, the reason appears to be the toppings.…
An Unintended Consequence From a Nobel Prize
A story that takes us to a Nobel Prize winner, an airpoirt, and some smiles winds up with some uninytended consequences.
What a Sports Team Will Cost You
While we can cite a long list of reasons that sports team prices are in the stratosphere, just one stands out.
What Your Name Could Say About Your Politics
In a list of the many ways that we communicate our political preferences, baby names could be near the top.
How the Generations Differ at Work
It is more likely that we will like our job if we have autonomy, mastery, and purpose. With autonomy we can make independent decisions. Next, we can expect to become better at what we do. And finally, we need a…