Articles in the Category: economics

Ig Nobel Prizes Irreverent in Science

Ig Nobel Prizes Irreverent in Science
While most serious scientists are wringing their hands, wondering who will win the Nobel prizes, a different group of scientists is celebrating the lighter–but just as bona fide–side of science. The 19th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony shined a silly look at science at Harvard last...

Science of…a Recession

Science of…a Recession
The United States is in a recession. The signs are all around. But how is an official recession calculated or determined? The National Bureau of Economic Research announced that a recession began in December 2007. It took a year of housing foreclosures, bank failures and massive layoffs to slow economic...

Tax Minded

Tax Minded
William Harbaugh, Ulrich Mayr, and Dan Burghart When the tax man comes calling most people do not feel a sense of satisfaction or pleasure. But new research from Oregon may have found the part of the brain that enjoys giving money away—especially if it’s voluntary. pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_972', {src:...