Productivity does not predict income ~finance economics Article 1934 words, published Aug 10 2019 12 votes
The rise and fall of Iceland's tourism miracle – the widespread decline of tourism across the country presents intractable problems ~finance economics business Article 5860 words 8 votes
German fiscal frugality is the stuff of legends – but they have nothing on the abstemious Swedes ~finance economics Article 8 votes
You may be experiencing secular stagnation ~finance economics.macro Article 965 words, published Sep 3 2019 13 votes
Houses are assets not goods: What the difference between bulbs and flowers tells us about the housing market ~finance economics Article 1604 words 4 votes
Girls’ comparative advantage in reading can largely explain the gender gap in math-related fields ~science economics mathematics Article 594 words 16 votes
Denmark's central bank roundly rejected finance industry entreaties to ease the burden of the world's longest negative interest-rate experiment ~finance economics Article 8 votes
From pecan pralines to ‘dots’ as currency: how the prison economy works ~life Article 4383 words 8 votes
Iceland's central bank is prepared to cut interest rates again as an economic downturn is nearing a bottom amid a collapse in its tourism industry ~finance economics Article 5 votes
Silvio Gesell, who wanted to create money that expired, is making a comeback ~science economics Article 1669 words 9 votes
How social inclusion could boost Australia's economy by $12.7 billion a year ~science economics Text 24 words News article: How social inclusion could boost Australia's economy by $12.7 billion a year The study: The economic benefits of improving social inclusion 4 votes
America is obsessed with beef. But it has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge ~finance economics Article 1420 words, published Aug 19 2019 9 votes
A young mayor makes the case for a guaranteed income ~finance economics Article 2542 words, published Aug 16 2019 11 votes
How the ‘IKEA effect’ subtly influences how you spend ~science economics psychology Article 381 words 6 votes
Norway's krone hit its lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis as global trade tensions drive down the price of oil ~finance economics Article 7 votes
China lets yuan tumble past seven per dollar as trade war escalates ~finance economics Article 15 votes
The empty radicalism of the climate apocalypse: What would it mean to get serious about climate change? ~enviro climate change Article 5848 words, published Jun 19 2019 13 votes
The IMF projects a revised downward global growth of 3.2% in 2019 and 3.5% in 2020 ~finance economics Article 1035 words 5 votes
‘I need a superman for me’: Homeless home care worker advocates for better working conditions, a living wage ~life Link 9 votes
Consumer prices were on average fifty-six percent higher in Iceland than the rest of Europe in 2018 ~finance economics Article 684 words 6 votes
Why doing harm is profitable: You might think it’s always “bad for business” to cause disaster. You’d be very wrong! ~finance business economics Article 1682 words 9 votes
The future of the city is childless - America’s urban rebirth is missing something key—actual births ~life family Article 1971 words 12 votes
Clamor is growing for Sweden to throw off its fiscal shackles after years of spending restraint ~finance economics Article 7 votes
Distributional analysis of Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend ~finance economics Article 1549 words 8 votes
Capitalism isn't 'broken'. It's working all too well - and we're the worse for it ~finance economics Article 621 words 27 votes
Carbon pricing: Why do economists favor carbon taxes to fight climate change? ~enviro climate change Link 8 votes
The Best They’ve Got: Examining the National Review’s “Against Socialism” issue ~society politics Article 6724 words 25 votes
What will the 2019 World Cup mean for the French cities that host it? ~sports.football Article 7 votes
It’s been five years since Seattle’s landmark $15 minimum wage law. It not only helped workers — it raised their expectations about what's possible and what they deserve. ~finance economics Article 926 words 16 votes
A Housing Economy for the Many: To deal with the housing crisis, we need to roll back the financialization of housing. ~life housing Article 2147 words 5 votes
The Radical Plan to Save the Planet by Working Less ~enviro Article 1928 words, published May 29 2019 8 votes
Minimum wage will rise three per cent to $740.80 a week on Fair Work ruling ~finance economics Article 581 words 6 votes