We can look at the American Time Use Survey and Microsoft to see how our time use varies by age, gender, and at work.
The Inventions That Really Made a Difference
Lighting history can remind us that a technology timeline reflects countless incremental steps as progress unfolds.
Some Rising Rents Stories
Whether looking at 1990s sitcomes or you and me, we can see the impact that rising rents have had on housing markets.
Why It’s Tough to Make an Office a Home
Solving the problem of empty office space, landlords have considered the challenges of converting vacant units to apartments.
What a “K” Says About Starbucks
After the Great Recession, businesses engaged the premiumization that recognizies the split between high and low income households.
An Update: China’s One, Two, Three Child Policy
About much more than babies, China’s shrinking birth rate reflects a slew of trade offs that created some problematic externalities.
Where Has the Middle Class Gone?
Whether looking at the past 50 years in the United States or at the recent global impact of the pandemic, we see a shrinking middle class.
How We Spend Our Money
Because our age and where we live can determine consumer spending differences, they also create inflation disparities.
How Our Pets Can Be Economic Indicators
A TV ad with a Chihuahua named Q00-chan caused a surge in small dog popularty in Japan after 2002: However, according to The Economist, with toy poodles #1 and chihuahuas #2, the bigger reason tiny dogs are popular in Japan…
Why and Where We Live Alone
With more people in the U.S. and beyond living alone, we can see who is a solo, where they live, and what they purchase.