One of the original Rosie the Riveters was just in the news. Now 98 years old, Elinor Otto visited the San Diego aircraft plant where she first picked up her riveting gun during World War II. At the D…
The Top Ten Worst Reasons For Not Having Women on Corporate Boards
Looking at a list of the ten worst reasons used to explain women’s absence from corporate boards, we can see why progress has been slow.…
The One Thing We Should Know About Making Sneakers
With consumers expecting faster product cycles, Adidas is experimenting with a new supply chain that accelerates sneaker production.…
The Downside of Interrupting Women
According to Supreme Court etiquette, the justices should not be interrupted by the attorneys who appear before them. Still though, the women are interrupted. The Supreme Court On average, female Supr…
The Power of Saudi Female Drivers
By royal decree, a Saudi woman can drive by June 24, 2018. But she still might need permission from her husband to buy a car. Narrowing the Saudi gender gap will be complicated. The Saudi Gender Gap F…
The Impact of Financial Innovation
We could say that two events in 1973 changed financial markets. The CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) starts trading. The Black-Scholes Model for pricing options (most simply the right to buy or s…
Weekly Roundup: From Traffic Congestion to Job Evaluation
Our everyday economics includes central planning, unintended consequences, comparative advantage, transportation infrastructure, cost & developing nations.…
The World's Sanitation Gap
A production possibilities graph can display the land, labor and capital underutilization that inadequate sanitation creates and indicate a constrained GDP.…
The Ant or the Grasshopper?
“What a silly little ant you are,” said the grasshopper in The Ant and the Grasshopper. “Forget about work…Enjoy the summer!” But all day, everyday, grain by grain, …