Economy Dec 30 Social media trend encourages young people to buy less and reconsider their consumption By Paul Solman, Layla Quran
Nation Feb 19 How closely should you eye your online shopping cart? Although online prices are "stickier" than economists might guess, the proliferation of dynamic pricing means online prices might soon start swinging more often. By Anna Sillers
Economy Jan 30 Economy slowed in final quarter of 2014 The U.S. economy grew 2.6 percent in the last three months of 2014, more slowly than in the previous two quarters of the year. By Simone Pathe
Nation Sep 19 Benefit hikes hike spending -- but not for long Washington is forever arguing over benefit increases versus tax cuts to stimulate the economy. In a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, former Obama economic adviser Christina Romer and her husband show that tax cuts deliver a more… By Making Sen$e Editor
Nation Jul 23 How brands make the man, and the woman – literally All brands carry their own messaging about how we should look and act. And we take our cues from them -- whether it's a Starbucks Americano or a Harley Davidson motorcycle -- to shape our own identities, says marketing professor… By Wahyd Vannoni
Jul 17 Real inequality: why things are better than they seem and will almost surely get worse By John Nye Welfare inequality, John Nye argues, is much less severe than it used to be, and trying to tax away or regulate income inequality will only make more intractable forms of inequality more pernicious. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 'The Information Diet': Should Americans Exercise More 'Conscious Consumption'? 'The Information Diet': Should Americans Exercise More 'Conscious Consumption'?… Continue watching
Jul 29 Fancy a Pint? Brew Throughout the World By Paul Solman Photo by Flickr user hakaider. Has all the talk about the debt ceiling left you wanting to reach for a cold one? Or several? How likely are they to be drowning their sorrows elsewhere in the world? You might… Continue reading
Aug 17 Have the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Hurt the Economy? Question: I often hear that WWII finally ended the Great Depression. How can it be that a relatively short war (WWII) was so helpful to the economy but… Continue reading
Jul 15 Reader Response: What Will Drive America's Future Growth? Paul Solman: Viewer John David wrote these questions in an email back in April, responding positively to an interview with marketing expert Paco Underhill, which aired again last night. I only just got around to answering him, which began… Continue reading