weather and climate disasters
Macroeconomic Measurement
When to Worry About the Weather

Wondering about weather and climate disaster worries, we can look at how the numbers are trending for billion dollar events.

4-day workweek
Labor
Where Thursday Could Become the New Friday

Asking about the 4-day workweek, we can look at the answers from a recent study in Iceland and also at Sweden, Germany, and Italy.

household responsibilitiesand household production
Labor
Where Women Do the Most Unpaid Work

In Beijing, unpaid housework just got a price. Because of their new Civil Code, a Chinese judge decided that a divorce settlement had to include compensation for the former wife. He said that in addition to monthly alimony, she was…

outdated infrastructure
technology
How a Citigroup Blunder and a Texas Blackout Are Similar

Last August, Citigroup accidentally wired a $900 million payback to some lenders. Now, Texas is experiencing catastrophic power outages and water shortages. Both could be similar. Outdated Infrastructure Citigroup Our story starts in 2016 with a cosmetics company that needed…

value of time
Scarcity
What Your Time is Really Worth

Lyft can come in handy when economists need to calculate the dollar value of time for us and for government.

Economic News Roundup and civil liberties trade-offs
What's Trending
Who Will Sacrifice Civil Liberties During a Pandemic?

Comparing 14 different countries, we would find the willingness to make civil liberties trade-offs for better health conditions varies.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and pandemic women workers
Economic Ideas
Six Handy Economic Ideas That Describe Our Coronavirus Response

Coronavirus economics can describe our response to the pandemic with the same six ideas that compose a basic economics course.

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.

leap seconds abandoned
What's Trending
When Daylight Saving Is Not the Best Time

Whereas many of us ask whether we should switch between daylight saving time and standard time, the question is not quite so simple.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and conspicuous consumption
Labor
Swedish Women, Power, and Divorce

Comparing Swedish men and women with top jobs in politics and business, we see that their divorce rates can vary considerably.

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