Tag: economics
May jobs report suggests a slowing economy – and possibly an...
Richard Grossman, Wesleyan University
The latest jobs data suggests an interest rate cut may be imminent.
The Labor Department reported on June 7 that U.S. nonfarm...
No, Americans shouldn’t fear traveling abroad
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
As summer travel season begins, friends and relatives have asked me if it’s safe to travel outside the U.S.
I understand...
The economic cost of devastating hurricanes and other extreme weather events...
Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University
June marks the official start of hurricane season. If recent history is any guide, it will prove to be another...
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...
China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won’t cool down...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
The truce in the U.S.-China trade war is in tatters.
China said on May 13 that it will impose new...
3 ways $2 trillion for infrastructure can fight inequality too
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
Imagine you have US$2 trillion to spend on patching up America’s crumbling roads, levees and other infrastructure. What would you...
“You’re unallocated!” and other BS companies use to obscure reality
Kate Suslava, Bucknell University
Corporate America has invented many ways to avoid letting the public know it’s laying people off – or telling employees themselves...
Retailers like Walmart are embracing robots – here’s how workers can...
Beth Humberd, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Scott F. Latham, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Walmart recently said it plans to deploy robots to scan shelves,...
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...
