Representing far more than the agricultural labor force, a cherry orchard in Washington state displays the complexities of changing labor markets.…
Where Marriage Markets and Labor Markets Clash
Displaying the clash between marriage markets and labor markets, single female MBAs display less ambitious more “wifely” behavior when men are present.…
What Happens When a Man Earns Less Than His Mate?
By earning more in labor markets, women affect marriage markets because they violate traditional gender identity norms if they earn more than a mate.…
Gender Inequality at the Olympics
Reflecting gender inequality at the Olympics, more men than women can win medals at Rio 2016 and some rules display outdated attitudes on female frailty.…
The Gender Pay Gap for Female Physicians
Looking at physicians’ salaries in different specialties that renage from pediatrics to radiology, we can see how the gender pay gap varies…
The Soccer Pay Gap
Sometimes a graph is worth a thousands words: Annual Revenue for Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams Yes, in 2015 the women’s national soccer team generated more revenue t…
Weekly Roundup: From Free Trade to Expensive Airline Tickets
Our economic news summary includes Venezuela’s hyperinflation and Dutch Disease, the NFL’s gender deficiencies, free trade, and new marriage markets.…
Weekly Roundup: From Pricey Hips to Costly Lines
Our economic news summary includes underutilizing female labor, delayed gratification, pricing medical care, interstate migration & assessing labor markets.…
Weekly Roundup: From Uber's Impact to the Cost of Children
Our everyday economics includes social norms, tradeoffs, financial intermediaries, human capital, sovereign debt, externalities,labor markets, & gender gap.…
Why Government Needs to Catch Up With Uber
When Uber, Lyft and others in the sharing economy create a new category of jobs, outdated labor laws can create negative externalities.…