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Oh, Christmas Tree: The Economics of the US Holiday Tree Industry
By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University and Patrick Abouchalache, Boston University Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees....
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Unchecked Human Activity Is Pushing Ecosystems Toward the Brink
By Independent Media Institute Desert conditions could spread rapidly from groundwater depletion and plant destruction. By Erika Schelby The planet is facing multiple severe challenges that require...
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Study: Colon Cancer Screenings Are More Effective than Previously Understood
By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized trials suggest, according to a study co-authored by an MIT...
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On Podcasts and Governance with Rick Rosner
According to some semi-reputable sources gathered in a listing here, Rick G. Rosner may have among America’s, North America’s, and the world’s highest measured IQs at or above 190 (S.D. 15)/196 (S.D....
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The American Middle-Class Was Only Meant for White People
There wasn’t initially much of a middle class in America. There were varying degrees of land-owning rich people and everyone else trying to scrape by. The most commonly attributed force associated with...
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Studying ‘Why Women Are Interesting, and Men Are Boring’
By Christy DeSmith, Harvard Gazette Raised in the Bronx by parents who placed high value on the sciences, Harvard’s newest Nobel laureate wanted to be a researcher from a young age. “Oddly, I thought...
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Can ‘Degrowth’ Solve Our Ecological, Social & Economic Problems?
By Mike DiGirolamo, Rachel Donald Economist Tim Parrique speaks with co-host Rachel Donald on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast about the economic model known as “degrowth.” According to the Lund...
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‘Healthy Humans Without a Healthy Planet Is a Logical Fallacy’: Interview...
By Sonam Lama Hyolmo Brought up watching nature’s grandeur in Indian Kashmir, Dr. Sakib Burza’s early inspiration in medicine began at home before he went on to work with Indigenous and local...
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Understanding the Economic Impact of Stimulus Checks
— This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide financial advice. When economies face downturns, governments across the globe often turn to measures like issuing...
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Soda Taxes Can’t Reverse the Obesity Epidemic
By Kristin Kiesel and Richard J. Sexton OPINION: They might be able to help, but only if well-designed and in combination with other policies Many public health advocates and scholars see...
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3 Questions: Shaping the Future of Work in an Age of AI
By Blueprint Labs | MIT News The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, co-directed by MIT professors Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, celebrated its official launch on Jan. 22....
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The Opportunity Cost of Systemic Racism
Though I don’t use it much, I have an economics degree, and one of my favorite concepts was “opportunity cost.” The technical definitions can get complex, but opportunity cost can be easily described...
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The Myth of Men’s Full-Time Employment
By Sarah Damaske, Penn State and Adrianne Frech, Ohio University Men’s employment in the U.S. reached a 20-year high in 2023, with nearly 90% of men ages 25 to 54 in the workforce, according to the...
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Unravelling the Gender Politics of Young Men [PT 2]
This is the second of three pieces on gender, politics, and young people. Part 1 is here. — There is some unfinished business from the previous piece on the gendered of young people. ‘Young’ is 18-29....
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Marriage Is Not as Effective an Anti-Poverty Strategy as You’ve Been Led To...
By Eleanor Brown, Fordham University; June Carbone, University of Minnesota, and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia Brides.com predicts that 2024 will be the “year of the proposal” as engagements...
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Is It the School, or the Students?
By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Are schools that feature strong test scores highly effective, or do they mostly enroll students who are already well-prepared for success? A study co-authored by MIT...
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Does Technology Help or Hurt Employment?
By Peter Dizikes | MIT News This is part 2 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor. Part 1...
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How a Population Ages or Grows Younger: Classic Ansley Coale Paper Finally...
People who teach demography love their classic articles. That methods paper that talks about microfilm and floppy disks, the incredibly intricate dissection of changes in Census data from 1970 to...
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Most Work Is New Work, Long-Term Study of U.S. Census Data Shows
By Peter Dizikes | MIT News This is part 1 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor. Part 2...
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Teenagers Often Know When Their Parents Are Having Money Problems − and That...
By Jamie Hanson, University of Pittsburgh When parents try to shield their kids from financial hardship, they may be doing them a favor: Teens’ views about their families’ economic challenges are...
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