Economics

For more than a century the American beer market was dominated by domestic beers, but in the last couple of decades a new contender emerged south of the bord...

“The Airbnb collapse is real. Revenues are down nearly 50% in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Watch out for a wave of forced selling from Airbnb owners later this year in the areas hit hardest by the revenue collapse.”

Some shoppers are buying Costco's $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The problem: They aren't all members.

The big-box retailer will verify paid members by asking for photo IDs

Traders digested the latest commentary on the pace of future monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

“We just don’t have a peach crop,” one Peach State farmer lamented.

Is having a fruit on your license plate the new Sports Illustrated cover jinx?

Superstars in historical perspective.

The biggest tax policy changes enacted under President George W. Bush were the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, often referred to as the “Bush tax cuts” but formally named the Economic Growth and Tax...

Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

Doctors are most likely to marry in-field. Firefighters have a clear thing for nurses. And in this era of two-income households, the most common job for spouses still tends to be none at all.

Superstars in historical perspective.

Here's what anyone debating public financing for a sports stadium needs to know to combat half truths and exaggerations.

In a new paper from Economic Studies at Brookings, researchers find that federal taxpayers have footed a $3.2 billion bill to fund private sports stadiums since 2000 alone.

Politicians often argue the benefits of raising taxes to pay for sports stadiums, citing all the economic benefits that accrue from attracting major sports teams. But if there were significant economic benefits, wouldn’t private investors have an incentive to pay for the stadiums on their own? Why do we need tax revenues to fund them? This week, economist Lauren Heller joins us to talk about the economics of sport stadiums. Get a 20% discount on the mask not named in the episode by clicking below and using the coupon code wordsandnumbers. https://www.getunmask.com/?ref=8Dgb483n98NjG Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits https://russiandefpolicy.com/2021/12/27/russian-military-pay-still-lags/ https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/when-do-economic-sanctions-work-best https://www.wsj.com/articles/self-driving-trucks-start-to-propel-land-rush-near-major-cities-11646053200 Foolishness of the Week https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2022/02/25/mask-mandate-travel-cdc-guidelines/6938530001/ Topic of the Week https://www.berry.edu/academics/fs/lheller Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ More James at Smoke & Storieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums. And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our favorite teams away. This kind of billionaire hardball is why State Farm Stadium, home of this year's Super Bowl, was built in the first place.

Local governments routinely subsidize sports stadiums and arenas using the justification that hosting professional franchises produces economic development and

The country is pursuing aggressive immigration targets to bolster its labor pool.

Here's what anyone debating public financing for a sports stadium needs to know to combat half truths and exaggerations.

A multimillionaire businessman's staggering speeding fine can help explain Becker's rational model of crime and the role of deterrence in in shaping criminal decisions.

The nation's largest city is gearing up to implement congestion pricing.

Students in a new survey cite concerns about academic preparation, mental health and affordability. Many say college isn’t worth it.

The economist predicted that the Fed would need to push unemployment above 5 percent to contain price growth. Whoops.

Students in economics classrooms are increasingly digital natives, raised in a culture of engagement, expression and learning through online interacti…

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President Joe Biden announced from a White House roundtable on Thursday that entertainment giant Live Nation and ticketing behemoth Ticketmaster have pledged to give US consumers the ability to see the full price of tickets up front, minimizing the frequently frustrating experience of watching additional fees add up late in the checkout process when buying online.