Looking at an economist’s Valentine, we would find production possibilities, inelasticity, marginal returns, and also some poetry.…
Weekly Roundup: From Pricey Hips to Costly Lines
Our economic news summary includes underutilizing female labor, delayed gratification, pricing medical care, interstate migration & assessing labor markets.…
Weekly Roundup: From Uber Drivers to Gasoline Prices
Our economic news summary includes labor regulation and Uber, the GDP and streets, gasoline price fluctuation, food and inequality and markets and syrup.…
Gender Issues: The Second Glass Ceiling
By Lilli DeBode, guest blogger, senior at Kent Place School A recent study shows that the glass ceiling not only pertains to employment, but also to marriage. The results demonstrate that as women ea…
Saudi Women
It is tough for a Saudi Arabian woman to get a driver’s license. Only in rural areas might you see women behind the wheel. Even with recent protests, imagine, to get to work, to pick up grocerie…
Flying Snakes and Economic Growth
Sometimes the federal government spends a tax payer’s money in unexpected ways. According to the Washington Post, scientists funded by the Department of Defense are studying snakes that can fly.…
Change in South Africa?
Last night the Oprah special on the Leadership Institute for Girls was on TV. I only saw the last 20 minutes, but I was amazed at the project she put together. These girls were so excited to go to sch…