Jan 18 Does Trump deserve credit for economic growth? By Paul Solman The NewsHour spoke with National Economics Association President Rhonda Sharpe for her take on the economy in President Donald Trump's first year in office. Continue reading
Jan 17 Why you need to do your doctor research before signing up for Medicare Advantage By Philip Moeller Researching the doctors in a Medicare Advantage network is the best way to make sure you don't sign up for a plan and then discover you don't like the care available to you. Continue reading
Jan 15 How virtual reality could change the journalism industry By Jeremy Bailenson Bringing audiences closer to the reality of a story has always been the preoccupation of journalists, and VR, it seems, offers an ideal multimedia experience. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 8:05 How #MeToo power dynamics affect economists By Paul Solman What kind of hostilities do female economists face, and why? A recent paper highlights the sexualization of women in the field: In a list of the top words that correlated most frequently with women interviewing for jobs, none had anything… Continue watching
Jan 11 The only way to eliminate age discrimination is to shout your age, this economist says By Paul Solman Economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci's take on sexual and age discrimination against women in the workforce. Continue reading
Jan 10 10 questions to ask before hiring an elder care attorney By Philip Moeller If an attorney fails to provide solid answers to these questions, keep looking. Continue reading
Jan 08 What would it take to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure? By Daniel Bush Can Congress pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2018?… Continue reading
Jan 05 What explains who becomes an inventor? By Making Sen$e Editor A new working paper finds that children from families in the top 1 percent of the income distribution are 10 times more likely to become inventors than those from families in the bottom 50 percent, and that over 80 percent… Continue reading
Jan 05 18 predictions for 2018 and beyond By Vikram Mansharamani With the start of the new year, here are 18 predictions of what big trends and events over the next five years. Continue reading
Jan 05 Did the economy improve in 2017? By Daniel Bush We asked three experts about the latest jobs numbers, what they say about the economy's performance last year and what's ahead for 2018. Continue reading