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, …
What If Everyone Worked Less?
After an experiment at a Swedish nursing home, some people are saying that “less is more.” Where are we going? To the work/life balance. The Swedish Experiment Researchers wanted to find o…
How Are Sweden and Zimbabwe Similar?
For very different reasons, Sweden and Zimbabwe are moving toward a cash free economy that could increase tax revenue and decrease illegal transactions.…
Why We Can’t Call the U.S. Cashless
While an impending cashless society is creating problems for Sweden’s bank robbers, in the U.S. cash is still a popular form of payment.…
Sweden’s Switch to Driving on the Right
The cost of Sweden’s switch to right-hand traffic included new signs, the one-way streets that were reversed and the buses that had to get new doors.…