How (Not) to Eliminate Face Mask Shortages

Whether looking at rationing, price caps, trade restrictions, or the market, the problem of face mask shortages is tough to solve.

The Ins and Outs of Trade With Canada

Since trade with Canada tops everyone but China, we should take a look at what they send to us, what we receive, and why we have a trade surplus with them.

How a Ketchup Tariff Spreads

Seemingly small at 10%, Canada’s retaliatory ketchup tariff represents a lot more than a lift for a bland burger and salty fries.

Where a Cranberry Meets NAFTA

For another NAFTA example, we can start with the impact of Canadian cranberry production on Nantucket but then continue onward to Wisconsin and beyond.

How Cheese and Salmon Tell the Russian Embargo Story

Shifting from the EU to Russia and the Faeroes, Russia’s embargo trade barriers changed export and import winners and losers for cheese and salmon.

Weekly Roundup: From Robot Servers to Shrimp Farmers

Our everyday economics includes wages, externalities, productivity, income, tradeoff, taxes, fiscal policy, gender, human capital and comparative advantage.

Weekly Roundup: From Slicing Bread to Saving Honeybees

Our everyday economics includes behavioral economics, commitment devices, environment, supply, regulation, free trade, gender issues and the minimum wage.

What the Big Mac Says About the Trans-Pacific Partnership

While opponents of the TPP free trade deal cite currency manipulation, cheaper exports from countries with cheaper currencies save money for U.S. buyers.

Weekly Roundup: From Thirsty Almonds to Potent Alcohol

Our everyday economics includes human capital, incentives, behavioral economics, cost and benefit, exports, tradeoffs, inequality, risk,markets, and income.