In most of the world’s advanced economies, there are gains in certain areas and lagging regions elsewhere that create a disparity and less economic growth.…
Looking at America’s Two Economies
Comparing the locations, incomes, and jobs of Democrats and Republicans, we see America’s two economies and a tension between democracy and capitalism.…
What You Might Not Know About Cardboard Boxes
Easy to ignore, the quantity of cardboard boxes that we demand has soared because of the incentives created by Amazon Prime.…
Fracking, Fertility and Families
By comparing manufacturing and fracking communities, economists are trying to figure out why the number of single parents is soaring.…
How a Caterpillar Changed a City
While Peoria used to be the perfect place to test new products like Pampers, now an uneven economic recovery took Taco Bell’s new quesadilla to Toledo.…
What the Unemployment Rate is Hiding
Obscured by low unemployment rates, the alarmingly large proportion of lower skilled workers who are unemployed is easy to miss.…
Weekly Roundup: From Less Waste to More Chicken Feet
Ranging from U.S. chicken feet exports to “Hamilton” tickets, our weekly roundup included China worries and price discrimination.…
Weekly Roundup: From Less Waste to More Chicken Feet
Ranging from U.S. chicken feet exports to “Hamilton” tickets, our weekly roundup included China worries and price discrimination.…
Why (not) to Worry About China
While economic concerns about China can be statistically confirmed, those China worries might be unwarranted when we look more closely at the tradeoffs.…
Weekly Roundup: From Neighborhood Names to Middle Class Jobs
Our weekly roundup includes the tie between chili pepper heat and standardized measures, offshoring and the middle class and neighborhoods and brands.…