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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).