What Your Voice Says About You

Recognizing how voice matters for pay and prestige, we can better underatnd why all pilots sound the same during a commercial flight.

How to Gobble 62 Hot Dogs

Watching competitive eating at the annual Nathan’s contest, we need an economic explanation to understand the results.

Where Will Work Be In 2027?

Published yesterday, this year’s “Future of Jobs” report from WEF tells us why and how global labor markets will change in five years.

The Golf Gender Gap

Asking what is blocking women’s access to the the C-suite, one of our answers could be the golf gender gap.

Everyday Economics and a Tablet, a Commencement, and a Stadium

Slightly different from our usual post, today I have three shorter stories that grabbed my attention. I guess we can call them my mini-posts. Let’s take a look. 1. The reasons we stay home from work appear not to have…

A New Kind of Grape Picker

In Europe and the U.S., pandemic labor shortages have nudged vineyards towards grape picking robots and pruners.

Why Trappist Beer Needs More Monks

Around for more than two centuries, the Belgian beer made in Trappist monasteries needs more monks to produce it.

Learn With Elaine: How Fans Impact Athletes

Because of the Observer Effect, athletes’ performance could change when fans affect their human capital.

Where Less Internet Access Creates a Bigger “Homework Gap”

Unequal internet access in the U.S. and beyond has created a remote learning “homework gap” that relates to geography and income.

Why Prisoners Need Barista Skills

Echoing the rehabilitation emphasized by Norway’s prison system, barista skills are taught to some inmates at Rikers Island.