Making Sen$e Feb 13 How to get what you want from online dating Looking for love for Valentine's Day? In this Q&A, Paul Solman speaks with OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder, author of "Dataclysm," about what works and what doesn't on online dating sites. Helpful hint for men: Learn your grammar.
Making Sen$e Dec 18 Where to give your money this holiday season, according to behavioral economics If you're fortunate enough to be able to donate money this holiday season, which organizations will be receiving your checks? Paul Solman speaks with Yale behavioral economist Dean Karlan about the causes that are using funds most efficiently.
Economy Sep 15 How Xerox became a leader in diversity — and why that’s good for business In the early 1990s, Xerox wasn’t just a company. “To Xerox” was a verb, reflecting the company’s singular focus on producing copying machines. But faced with competition from digital imaging, Xerox has had to change their focus; they’re now in…
Making Sen$e Jul 30 Big Mac index: Is the U.S. dollar overvalued? Everyone knows prices in the U.S. vary regionally, just like certain products are cheaper in China, say, or far cheaper in the Ukraine. But that hardly demonstrates that the renminbi or hyrvnia currencies are overvalued, Paul Solman says, noting that…
Making Sen$e Jun 06 200K more Americans and 200K more jobs, but 300K more ‘want a job’ With 217,000 jobs added to the economy, payrolls now exceed their pre-recession level. But even if the economy is pumping out enough jobs for a workforce that also grew by roughly 200,000, there are now nearly 300,000 more Americans than…
Making Sen$e Jun 04 Can Americans compete with quality-driven Germans? Werner Eikenbusch, BMW’s head of workforce development for the Americas, left high school in the 10th grade for an apprenticeship program that combined on-the-job training with vocational school. He eventually returned to school to become an engineer, and at BMW’s…
Making Sen$e May 22 The surprising bull: Thomas Piketty on Wall Street You've heard French economist Thomas Piketty talk about inequality and a global wealth tax to tap into the high rate of return on capital. The stock market is the source of much of that high-end wealth, and Piketty doesn't see…
Making Sen$e May 02 Where are the April showers in the jobs report? April's jobs report looks sunny: the lowest unemployment rate since fall 2008 and more jobs added to the economy than expected. But don't hang up the umbrellas just yet: nearly a million more people in April than in March told…
Making Sen$e Apr 04 Part-timers are the dark side of the bright jobs numbers The economy added a healthy 192,000 jobs in March, but what's worrisome, Paul Solman explains, is the rise in the number of people working part time because they couldn't find a full-time job.
Making Sen$e Mar 28 Sanctions against Russia: What will and won’t work Sanctions work best when they're targeted -- not at oil, but at the most vulnerable parts of the economy: the financial system and the very rich.