While cities, states, and countries have many more cashless transactions because of the pandemic, there is a downside.…
How Sweden Is Coping With Coronavirus
Different from its neighbor Denmark, Sweden’s pandemic policy emphasized voluntary guidelines rather than a mandatory lockdown.…
Should We Be More Like Scandinavia?
Looking at Scandinavian taxes, we can see the tradeoffs that government provided healthcare, university tuition, parental leave, and elder care require.…
The Upside of Speeding Tickets
A city is getting a good return on its investment when speed cameras improve road safety and other services make residents’ life better.…
The Reasons For Health Inequality
A close look at health inequality reveals that money and the life expectancy gap might not be as closely related as we might assume.…
Six Facts: The Impact of Capitalism
With the political debate gravitating toward socialism and capitalism, today we take a look at six facts that tell us about capitalism in four countries.…
The Mystery of the Vanishing Female CEOs
Using 85 observable characteristics, there was little that researchers could use from a Swedish study to prove why the glass ceiling blocks female CEOs.…
How Sweden Feels About Cash
In an increasingly cashless Sweden, an Ikea cash-free store has created a positive response from management and many customers but not from everyone.…
Why Driving is Safer in Sweden
An economist might say that the optimal number of traffic fatalities depends on the cost of preventing them. Sweden disagrees. Compared to most other countries, Sweden’s road safety is tops: In …
The Countries With the Most and Least Cash
India appears to love its cash. Last year’s demonetization of large bills was supposed to diminish the use of cash, eliminate “black money,” and expand the digital economy. However, …