The five basic ways that our grocery shopping will change at home and in the store were propelled by the coronavirus pandemic.…
What’s Trending
What’s trending in economics at both the macro and micro levels.
How Subscriptions Could Affect Car Sales
Through a BMW subscription, the incentive to buy a menu of extras like heated steering wheels shifts from the typical car dealer’s option package.…
Where Less Internet Access Creates a Bigger “Homework Gap”
Unequal internet access in the U.S. and beyond has created a remote learning “homework gap” that relates to geography and income.…
The Surprising Upside of a Lockdown
Observing the lockdowns’ economic impact, two University of Chicago economists compared consumer traffic in places that did and did not shelter in place.…
Where Competitive Eating is About More Than Food
The men and the women gobbled a record number of hot dogs and buns during the competitive eating at Nathan’s July 4th contest.…
Diversity in the Recording Studio
Looking at recording industry diversity through the artists, the songwriters, and the producers, we would see an inadequate female presence.…
How to Price a Covid-19 Drug
When pricing Remdesivir, the list of considerations includes total development costs, the cost for each dose, and the benefits that patients receive.…
How a Pandemic Produces a Misleading GDP
Because of the huge and sometimes inconsistent impact of Covid-19 on the economy, potentially misleading GDP numbers will need a closer look.…
Why Water Is a Worry
Looking at Cape Town, South Africa and 12 U.S. cities we can see why the basic water tradeoff involves a choice between conservation and affordability.…
When the Line Graph Began
During the 18th century, one man invented the simple kinds of data visualizations that let us remember and grasp the meaning of statistics.…