Economics

Money can feel like a taboo topic in a lot of households, but talking about it regularly can take the awkwardness out of it.Kids see and do everything that we do, and that's true when it comes to money, says financial expert Jen Hemphill.In this episode, Hemphill shares her top tips for financial literacy for kids and families, including how to start those conversations and creating a healthy money mindset for everyone.

Below is a list of the most important cognitive biases and heuristics in the field of behavioural science.

NGPF Activity Bank Behavioral Economics PLAY: Dollar Auction Game How much would you pay to receive a one dollar bill? This game will help us explore cognitive biases that come into play when we’re making decisions. Part I: Explain the Rules You are about to participate in a hypothetica...

The Millennial Money series profiles people across the U.S. and details how they earn, save and spend their money.

The temporary acceleration in price increases is already fading. But keep an eye on a few consumer services dependent on low-wage workers.

For decades, the West's unwanted fashion has made its way to used-clothing markets in Africa. Now it's fuelling an environmental catastrophe.

Across the US, Olympic athletes are working part-time jobs, driving for DoorDash and Uber, and crowdsourcing funds. We break down how USA Olympians make money, and why the system left many of America’s top athletes broke. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: Big Business Season 2 Marathon: Farming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfexF_8tVuY Why The World’s Most Popular Banana May Go Extinct | Big Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhPEErJnErU How 1.6 Million Tonnes Of Paper A Year Are Made In Portugal | Big Business youtube.com/watch?v=0DvY6hjeTjk ------------------------------------------------------ Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/businessinsider BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Amazon Prime: http://read.bi/PrimeVideo Why Olympians Are So Broke | Big Business

$15 an hour is suddenly the rule, not the exception, for U.S. workers. It’s a major shift from pre-pandemic.

TOKYO (AP) — The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those billions buy? The ballpark figure for building a 300-bed hospital in Japan in $55 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers rose last month but at the slowest pace since February, a sign that Americans may gain some relief after four months of sharp increases that have imposed a financial burden on the nation's households.

Data show average fares were at a record in July despite an improvement in the pandemic-driven shortage of drivers.

Molly Doyle stretches her shoulder as she preps a syringe of Versed — a brand of midazolam drug engineered to sedate patients for medical procedures. The pediatric dentist is prepping for her first of three procedures for the day. This one is the last four of 12 crowns on a 4-year-old child…

Our everyday routines changed over the past year, and with the 2020 American Time Use Survey, we can see by how much.

Countries that used to treat Covid-19 like the plague are starting to think of it more like new seasons of American Idol—just a fact of life

This site introduces economists to innovative teaching strategies developed both within and beyond the discipline of economics. It provides instructors with the tools to begin integrating and assessing these teaching strategies in their own classrooms and promotes the sharing of teaching innovations among instructors.

Earlier this year, the Dearborn automaker announced it was increasing its investments in electrification to $30 billion through 2025.

We've seen this scripted act of fiction before. Every year at this time, so-called "experts" from biased, politically motivated think tanks release a report concluding it is time to call "cut" on film, TV, and streaming program tax credits nationwide, as a columnist did in the July 26 issue of…

Have some patience for that neighbor with the unkempt grass this summer — it could be the supply chain disruptions of the past year just won't get off their lawn.Supply chain woes, from lawn and garden equipment to the global computer chip shortage afflicting the auto industry, continue to…

Report says fewer students -- especially low-income and minority students -- are filling out the form.

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

Hazard pay changed the lives of California grocery store employees during the pandemic and may have begun a long-term shift for lower-wage workers.

GDP per capita is one of the best measures of a country's standard of living. This map showcases the GDP per capita in every country globally.

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San Francisco has among the strongest tenant protections in the country, which encourages tenants to hang on to apartments as market prices go up.

Sales of masks surged 24% for the week ended Tuesday. Analysts expect the sales to jump even more after the updated CDC guidance

The 6.5% annual growth rate last quarter fell below forecasts, showing there are still some mustard stains on the economy’s T-shirt