Economics

Football season is over. The Cardinals are still in Spring Training. St. Louis has no NBA to entertain us. The Olympics were fun while they lasted, but…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: What happens if -- or when – Congress fails to raise the U.S. debt limit? What would a default by the…

Kiplinger's says St. Louis is a great city for cheapskates - and insists we take that as a compliment.The Gateway City ranks at number 9 on the Kiplinger…

Put away that old Rand McNally map — it's time for a new way to see what America really looks like.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 10, 2012 - Black Americans are more likely than whites to be stuck at the bottom of America’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 27, 2012 - The economics profession recently lost one of its most respected and influential…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 20, 2012 - Expectations play a significant though little understood role in economics. In most…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2012 - Current discussions of economic events usually focus on the European malaise or the…

Thi article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 4, 2012 - Economists, psychologists and sociologists have long been fascinated by what promotes…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 1, 2011 - In his examination of the nature of scientific inquiry, Thomas Kuhn postulated that…