Unemployment fell to 6% in March, according to an April 2 U.S. Department of Labor report.…
COMMERCE & ECONOMICS
Its Curvature Foreshadows the Next Financial Bubble
An international team of interdisciplinary researchers has identified mathematical metrics to characterize the fragility of…
Income Drives the Economy, Not Prices
Politicians and business leaders often make claims about why certain sectors in the economy are…
The Gender Gap in Economics Is Huge – It’s Even Worse Than Tech
There is no shortage of disciplines and industries rife with sexism. The STEM fields –…
What Happens When Consumers Pick Their Own Prices?
Researchers from California Polytechnic State University and University of Oregon published a new paper in…
Rethinking the U.S.-China Fight: Does China Really Threaten American Power Abroad?
President Joe Biden is so far maintaining his predecessor’s tough China policy, which aims to…
Good Customer Service Can Lead to Higher Profits, Even for Utilities Without Competition
In Lily Tomlin’s classic SNL comedy sketch, her telephone operator “Ernestine” famously delivers the punchline,…
Gamestop Trade Clash Roils the Market, but Economic Fundamentals Will Prevail
What should we make of the spikes in the stock prices of companies like GameStop…
State Responses, Not Federal, Influenced Rise in Unemployment Claims Early in the Pandemic
Early in the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment claims were largely driven by state shutdown orders…
Boomerang Performance Is on Par with Internal Employees Who Never Left the Firm, New Paper Finds
Organizations seeking to fill internal roles traditionally have two options: promote from within or hire…
