Because of supply and demand in the U.S. and the world, U.S. farmers are planting less corn and more soybeans and sorghum.…
Weekly Roundup: From Turkey to Buffalo
This week’s everyday economics include competition, oligopoly, marginal cost and benefit, GDP growth, unemployment, supply and demand, OPEC, redistribution.…
Why OPEC is Not as Powerful as You Think
The power of OPEC as a cartel that controls oil prices through quotas on its members might be a myth.…
Our Weekly Roundup: From Being Cool to Being a Wise Investor
This week’s everyday economics stories included spillover, externalities, incentive, opportunity cost, sovereign debt, demand and financial intermediaries.…
The Unintended Consequences of Daylight Saving Time
We should cancel daylight saving time because studies show that the opportunity cost of energy use has changed since Ben Franklin suggested “early to rise.”…
Why Government Cannot Trash Waste Management
Central planning through large firms could not replace the consistency and environmental benefits of a zabaleen system for trash removal In Cairo, Egypt.…
A Tale of Two Cities… and One Mall
Half of the Valley Fair Mall is in Santa Clara, CA while the other half is in San Jose. Because San Jose has a minimum wage of $10.15 while Santa Clara’s is $8.00, the stores at the mall have a …
How Music Can Empower You
Like athletes use music before competing, so too can we energize our human capital at work with music that empowers us physiologically and psychologically.…
How the New Panama Canal Affects Us
When larger vessels use a wider, deeper Panama Canal, they will create economies of scale and shift the invisible lines that show worldwide supply chains.…
The Cupcake Bubble
Just like technology stocks in 2000 and housing in 2005, the cupcake bubble has burst. In 2004 or so, many of us started buying the most amazing cupcakes. 4 inches tall, topped with sprinkles or a coo…