July 28, 2017
When Stephon Marbury priced his signature sneakers at $14.98, he had more of a problem selling them than he had expected,
When Stephon Marbury priced his signature sneakers at $14.98, he had more of a problem selling them than he had expected,
This week's economic news summary included looking at human capital from a health care and college perspective and at area codes as conspicuous consumption.
With some unintended consequences, a large self-insured employer cut health care spending by switching from free employee health care to a high deductible.
Our everyday economic stories involve participation rates, human capital, signaling, ROI, money, price, austerity, personal income, monopoly and bubbles.
We have fewer price and quantity signals because agricultural production figures on certain crops and livestock were eliminated because of USDA budget cuts.