Aug 22 How to Close the Youth ‘Skills Gap’: South Carolina’s ‘Secret Sauce’ By Robert Lerman and Nicholas Wyman Economist Bob Lerman and apprenticeship expert Nicholas Wyman write that apprenticeships, long popular in Germany, may be taking off in South Carolina. Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images. Paul Solman: Bob Lerman began… Continue reading
Aug 22 Virtual Reality: the Terrors of Poe’s Pit, the Joys of Michelangelo’s David By Paul Solman By Paul Solman // Never seen Michelangelo's David? With a little help from virtual reality, Paul Solman discovers it won't require a trip to Italy. Paul Solman: Like it or not, virtual reality , or "VR," is coming. Soon. And… Continue reading
Aug 22 Jewish Literacy as the Road to Riches: the Chosen Path of the ‘Chosen Few’ By mbotticini In an encore post, Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein explain that the early Jewish emphasis on literacy set Jews up for economic success. Paul Solman: Of the three most popular posts in the six-year history of the Making Sen$e Business… Continue reading
Aug 21 Jewish Literacy as the Road to Riches: The Chosen Path of the ‘Chosen Few’ By mbotticini By Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein In an encore post, Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein explain that the early Jewish emphasis on literacy set Jews up for economic success. Paul Solman: Of the three most popular posts in the six-year… Continue reading
Aug 21 Does Wealth Breed Narcissism: The New ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’ Study By Paul Solman Berkeley social psychologist Paul Piff and his researchers reenact their mirror study to demonstrate the relationship between wealth and narcissism. Paul Solman: We first met Paul Piff, a social psychologist and post-doctoral scholar in the psychology department at the University… Continue reading
Aug 20 Does Wealth Breed Narcissism: The New ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’ Study By Paul Piff Paul Solman watches Berkeley social psychologist Paul Piff and his researchers reenact their mirror study to demonstrate the relationship between wealth and narcissism. Editor's Note: Economics correspondent Paul Solman first met Paul Piff, a social psychologist and post-doctoral scholar in… Continue reading
Aug 19 How Marriage and Divorce Affect Your Social Security Payments By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff explains the Social Secuirty benefits available to married and divorced couples. Photo courtesy of Mike Kemp/Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and… Continue reading
Aug 19 How Marriage and Divorce Affect Your Social Security Payments By Laurence Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff explains the Social Secuirty benefits available to married and divorced couples. Photo courtesy of Mike Kemp/Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social… Continue reading
Aug 16 ‘Structural Unemployment?’ Why Not Throw Money at the Problem? Dean Baker defends the cyclical interpretation of unemployment and advocates government spending to create demand for jobs. Photo courtesy of Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Liberal economists Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, where he… Continue reading
Aug 16 ‘Structural Unemployment?’ Why Not Throw Money at the Problem? By Dean Baker Dean Baker defends the cyclical interpretation of unemployment and advocates government spending to create demand for jobs. Photo courtesy of Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Liberal economists Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy… Continue reading