With recreational marijuana causing more car crashes, the police need a device that is comparable to the alcohol breathalyzer.…
What’s Trending
What’s trending in economics at both the macro and micro levels.
What We Can Learn From a Trout
Looking at a hover of trout or a shoal of salmon, we can ask if a fish hatchery is the way to preserve a population for recreation and conservation.…
What Red and Blue States Say About Sauces and Spreads
While diners in some red and blue states prefer the same sauces and spreads, they are less alike when we compare their economies.…
How U.S. Labor Productivity Relates to Nike’s Vaporflys
Whether looking at the marathon runners that wear Nike’s Vaporfly sneakers or U.S. labor productivity, we can see the importance of capital innovation.…
Six Surprising Facts About Our Prescription Drug Spending
Called a prescription escalator, our prescription drug spending is more about efficacy and age than the rising prices that we say we see.…
The Inside (and Outside) Story of India’s Air Pollution
Inside and outside, India’s air pollution is a story of the tragedy of the commons that so far has not had a happy ending.…
How Mexican Tequila is Like New Zealand Honey
Protecting honey through a trademark or an EU PDO are the goals of the makers of New Zealand’s manuka honey because others are producing similar products.…
Why It’s Time to Think More About the Time
Because of the benefits of perpetuating DST, we can eliminate the Standard Time switch and even leap to one universal time for everyone.…
The Red and Blue States That Like The Same Halloween Candy
Looking at our Halloween spending, we can compare the candy that red and blue states prefer and then see what else we buy.…
The Inventions That Mattered Most
Through a new look at invention history, we can identify the waves of innovation and see which ones were most influential.…