Disposable income is the amount of money that an individual or household has to spend or save after federal, state, and local taxes and other mandatory charges are deducted. Economists closely monitor disposable personal income as a key indicator of the strength of the economy. Also known as d...
whether it’s racist or misogynist, or any of the other horrors that come out of his mouth. That’s his brand. That’s what he does. I remember one of the great comedians who’s taught me a lot, Richard Pryor.
Inequalities in Income and Inequalities in Health What is inequality in health? Are economists' standard tools for measuring income inequality relevant or useful for measuring it? Does income protect healt... A Deaton - 《Social Science Electronic Publishing》 被引量: 317发表: 1999年 加载更多来源...
What the Inverted Yield Curve Can Tell Investors The state of the yield curve reflects investors' belief in the state of the economy and whether the Fed will continue to hike interest rates. Or maybe not. Plenty of economists think the U.S. economy may still be heading for a recession. ...
DUBNER: I don’t mean to imply that you’re a traitor to the to the fraternity of economists, but are you seen as a little bit soft in the head for thinking that morality should have such a prominent role in economics? SACHS: I’ve been thought about as soft in the head in the ...
Economists use proportions to analyze distributions, such as income distribution, and amounts for total values, like GDP or total sales. 8 How do you increase the proportion of something? By increasing its quantity relative to other parts or the whole, or by reducing the quantity of other comp...
(+ , −, n/s) within the three. In the second group of variables, on socioeconomic conditions, population density has a uniformly negative influence across the cities. Income matters differently in Chicago ( +) than it does in Boston and Seattle (–) and so, too, does the ...
If your guesses are locked in, then I want to see how Claudia does in this quiz. So, Claudia, let’s start with the U. of C. When was a woman first tenured in the economics department there? GOLDIN: I believe it was Hazel Kyrk. I think it was like 1924. ...
A market economy is driven by the law of supply and demand. However, most modern economies could strictly be called mixed economies. That is, the government steps in as needed to alleviate problems or correct injustices. The real problem, for economists and for all citizens, is defining the ...
process, economists may make claims on outcomes assuming all other variables are constant. For example, ceteris paribus, higher raw material prices will decrease manufacturing supply if companies don't increase their production budgets. This claim does not consider labor hours, packaging, or delivery....