Sep 03 A growing number of Americans want to join a union By Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Will Kimball, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A nationally representative survey of the workforce found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 9:42 The economic principle that powers this kidney donor market By Paul Solman A hundred thousand Americans are on a waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. But another option is the paired-organ exchange, which allows living kidney donors who are not a match with their intended recipient to network with… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:08 Today’s kids start lemonade stands with a business plan By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week It's the American summertime symbol of entrepreneurship: the lemonade stand. It might evoke nostalgic visions, but today nonprofits are using these rites of childhood to nurture budding business skills and entrepreneurial thinking. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week reports. 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
Nov 04 Is daylight saving time worth the trouble? Research says no By Laura Gant, The Conversation Advocates say daylight saving time saves energy and wins wars. But studies show that injuries and illnesses rise when the clocks change. Continue reading
Oct 09 Richard Thaler earns Nobel prize for making ‘economics more human’ By Layla Quran The Nobel committee called Thaler a "pioneer," paving the way for a new field of study that looks at the intersection of economics and human psychology. Continue reading
Nov 17 Could Trump weaken financial regulation in Dodd-Frank law? By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Now, as his transition team asserts itself, an all-out repeal of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law — Trump called it a "disaster" and a "disgrace" — seems unlikely. But experts foresee a gradual but potentially significant chipping away of key parts… Continue reading
Aug 11 Clinton knocks ‘outlandish Trumpian ideas’ in policy speech By Catherine Lucey and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press DETROIT — Hillary Clinton is set to go after Donald Trump's economic agenda, aiming to portray her rival's approach as offering handouts for the rich that could imperil the economy. You can watch her speech live at 1:15 p.m. EDT. Continue reading
Aug 07 Trump to try to steady campaign with economic speech By Laurie Kellman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump is trying to shift from a disastrous stretch of his presidential campaign to one focused on policy and party unity. Continue reading
Jul 20 Presidential campaigns likely to shift focus to small business owners By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press Expect more talk about small business issues like taxes and regulations as the post-convention presidential campaigns intensify. Continue reading