scarcity

January 8, 2019

Why School Funding and a “Friends” Dinner Are Similar

The controversial side of school funding can take us to a "Friends" excerpt about splitting the dinner check and to a small Vermont community.

August 13, 2015

The Values That Make Us Spend More

For major OECD countries and the U.S., the source and destination for healthcare spending reflect national values about limited government.

July 22, 2015

Why a Hungry Country Might Have Enough Food

Focusing on production and distribution, economists look at the role of markets and of government when they try to determine what causes and ends famines.

June 14, 2015

The Cost of the Squeegee Men

Through a cost and benefit approach to crime control, the limited money available for municipal spending can be spent most efficiently.