Tag: quick reads
What is full employment? An economist explains the latest jobs data
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The latest jobs report has gotten a lot of analysts, policymakers and talking heads once again asking whether...
From the Middle East to the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep...
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
The Kentucky Derby is about more than horses and hats. It’s also where one of the South’s favorite cocktails –...
End of the gig economy? Don’t read too much into a...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
A recent California Supreme Court ruling is being hailed as a “game changer” for the gig economy.
That’s...
The US is stingier with child care and maternity leave than...
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst
In most American families led by couples, both parents are in the workforce. At the same time, nearly 1...
Wealthy Americans know less than they think they do about food...
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University and Douglas Buhler, Michigan State University
Socioeconomics play a significant role in attitudes about food – especially concerns about safety...
Should California winemakers be worried about China’s tariffs?
Julian M. Alston, University of California, Davis; Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis, and Olena Sambucci, University of California, Davis
California’s vintners and grape growers...
The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained
James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology and James J Corbett, University of Delaware
The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that regulates global...
Women earn less after they have kids, despite strong credentials
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Women without kids have earned more than employed mothers for decades or longer. But differences between these two kinds...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
