Tag: economics
Paul Romer and William Nordhaus – why they won the 2018...
Sergey V. Popov, Cardiff University
William Nordhaus and Paul Romer have been awarded the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (colloquially known as the...
Why trade deficits aren’t so bad
William D. Lastrapes, University of Georgia
Most Americans seem to think international trade deficits are a bad thing.
A March poll, for example, showed that...
How is ‘new NAFTA’ different? A trade expert explains
Amanda M. Countryman, Colorado State University
On Sept. 30, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to scrap NAFTA and replace it with a...
Far-sighted adaptation to rising seas is blocked by just fixing eroded...
Andrew G. Keeler, East Carolina University; Dylan McNamara, University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Jennifer Irish, Virginia Tech
Coastal communities around the world are struggling...
Why universal basic income costs far less than you think
Elizaveta Fouksman, University of Oxford
Want to get rid of poverty, lessen inequality and provide financial stability in a world of precarious work? Well, why...
Apple’s $1 trillion value doesn’t mean it’s the ‘biggest’ company
Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
On Aug. 2, Apple became the first U.S. public corporation to achieve a US$1 trillion valuation, making it the largest...
Capital gains and why they matter – a tax expert explains
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
The Trump administration wants to change the way capital gains are taxed to factor in inflation.
To many, this may...
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...
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...
