cost of a pistachio nut
Regulatory Policy
The Unexpected Cost of a Pistachio Nut

A small city in California is dealing with a big dilemma. Ridgecrest is the home of thriving pistachio farmers. The city also depends on a nearby U.S. Navy base for most of its tax revenue. They both need a lot…

hog farms
Regulatory Policy
An Update: Law and Odor on North Carolina’s Hog Farms

The massive manure pools created by North Carolina’s hog farms have many problems that have not been solved.

weekly economic news roundup and world energy consumption
Financial Markets
The Surprising Upside of Sustainable Investing

Sustainable investing can generate a larger return but not for the ethical reasons most of us would expect.

college shutdowns
human capital
What Covid Teaches Us About a College Town

As much as university and college shutdowns affect schools and students, they can also have a devastating impact on local towns and cities.

hog farms
What's Trending
Where the Pork Supply Chain Is Broken

When we lose close to 40 percent of our pork processing capacity, the pork supply chain breaks in a direction that you might not expect.

Weekly economic news roundup and COVD-19 impact
Scarcity
The Problem With Predictable Surprises

Economists can explain and improve our inadequate disaster preparation for predictable wildfires, diseases, hurricanes, and earthquakes.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and coronavirus impact on garlic
What's Trending
How Garlic Relates to Coronavirus

While we’ve heard the coronavirus impact on two cruise ships and on Apple’s projected revenue, its impact on garlic is less well known.

weekly economic news roundup and noise pollution
Economic Thinkers
Where a Traffic Light Could Cut Noise Pollution

To diminish the city’s noise pollution, Mumbai is experimenting with traffic lights that last longer when drivers honk too much.

speeding tickets
Economic Thinkers
The Best Way To Stop a Speeder

Typically involving a fine that could even relate to your affluence, a speeding ticket is usually about money but not necessarily in Estonia.

digital distraction
Labor
When To Ignore Your Email

Tempted by thousands of hours of digital distractions, at home and at work, we diminish our creativity, our productivity, and our self-satisfaction.

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