Today, I decided to delve into the world of MOOCs (Not to be confused with MOOP.) Massive Open Online Courses are part of a large-scale learning platform where classes are offered freely to anyone via the internet. Many major colleges…
This article from the LA Times was sent in by a reader (thanks!) and I found it pretty interesting, not only as an economist, but as a new car owner who recently had to have my tires replaced. The article…
An interesting paper was recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effects of bicycle helmet laws on children’s injuries. The results found that while “helmet laws are associated with reductions in bicycle-related head injuries among children,…
Liz Fosslien has thirteen more up on her blog, just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Over at the Economist website, they have a very interesting interactive tool for the Big Mac Index. The Big Mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level.…
