Tag: Consumers
As Airbnb grows, this is exactly how much it’s bringing down...
Tarik Dogru, Florida State University
Airbnb has grown exponentially since its founding in 2008 and is expected to soon go public in an initial public...
Don’t buy that Gucci knockoff: Your bargain benefits organized crime while...
Jay Kennedy, Michigan State University
If you’ve ever been to New York’s Chinatown, Los Angeles’ Santee Alley or Hong Kong’s Gage Street, you know what...
Pet owners want to be masters, not servants – which is...
Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology
Cat videos may rule the internet, but dogs possess mastery of their owners’ hearts – at least...
Skip this chore: Cleaning your air conditioner condenser probably won’t make...
David Yuill, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
I asked my neighbor who hoses off his air conditioner condenser every spring why he does it. “Because my dad...
Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on...
Karen Winterich, Pennsylvania State University
I recently made a donation on a friend’s GoFundMe page. I paused over the box to hide my name before...
How Trump’s trade war affects working-class Americans
Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona
President Donald Trump justifies tariffs on imports by arguing that “unfair trade policies” have harmed American workers. This has led...
Why trade wars can be perilous: 5 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Depending on whom you ask, the odds of the United States winning its trade war with...
Meet the foodies who are changing the way Americans eat
Joshua T. Beck, University of Oregon and Brandon Reich, University of Oregon
As residents of idyllic Eugene, Oregon, with its culture of local food, we...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
