Greg Rosalsky
Stories
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What Happens When A Country Suddenly Gets Rid Of Most Of Its Cash?
The story of India's "demonetization" has given economists a one-of-a-kind opportunity to understand the role of money in an economy.
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Does It Pay For Companies To Do Good?
As Corporate America seeks to redefine its mission as a force for social good, new studies in economics are showing that there are self-serving reasons why they'd want to do that.
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The Case For Summer Vacation
Economists have long criticized summer vacation as economically inefficient. But one has come to its defense.
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If Our Economy Is So Great, Why Did The Fed Vote To Juice It?
Last week, the Fed voted to cut interest rates despite a decade of economic growth and low unemployment. Interest rates are already super low. What's going on?
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75 Years Ago The U.S. Dollar Became The World's Currency. Will That Last?
It all started at a hotel high in the mountains of New Hampshire.
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Are Big Cities Overrated? Economists Say Yes, In Some Cases
It's long been popular wisdom in America that if you want to make it, you should pack up and move to the big city. But new research from economists offers caution for a huge segment of the workforce.
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Will Scootermania End With A Crash?
Big Scooter is worth billions of dollars. Is this a sign we're in another tech bubble?
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Is Buying A House Overrated?
The Nobel Laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?
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When does a minimum wage become too high?
Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? No. Not really. But it could. The hunt is on to find the magic number. Here's the evidence.
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A Guardian of Global Capitalism Warns Capitalism Has A Problem
The IMF finds companies are getting increasingly powerful. Here's why that's bad for consumers and for the whole economy.