U.S. Steel and Apple: From One Billion to One Trillion

Rather like Apple just became the first trillion dollar corporation, in 1901 U.S. Steel took us past the billion dollar threshold.

Why We Suffer From FOMO

With social media telling us everything our friends are doing and much more, many of us experience FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).

What We Do and Don’t Know About Immigration

Looking at immigration facts, you would find a vast difference between what many people believe and accurate information.

The Health-Care Job Spurt

With health care becoming a job engine, we could have more physicians, nurses, and assistants twith job-related names like Payne, Butcher, and Burns.

The Value of Work Done at Home

Whether looking at childcare, boiling water, or changing a light bulb, the activities that compose household production are tough to value.

Why an Economist Can Solve a Poop Problem

Sometimes you need an economist who figures out how to improve Senegal’s sanitation by getting more people to use toilet suckers.

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Expensive Ketchup to Cheap Parking

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from ketchup exports and soybean imports to the pain of losing.

How a Ketchup Tariff Spreads

Seemingly small at 10%, Canada’s retaliatory ketchup tariff represents a lot more than a lift for a bland burger and salty fries.

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.

How We Use Our Time

To see if we allocate time like a typical American, we can look at a jelly beans video and the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS).