LiveScience Topic:
Economy
The United States is mired in a financial fiasco unlike anything seen since the Great Depression. But how will it all shake out is anybody's guess. Meanwhile, the crisis has become global, with banking institutions around the world poised to fail. From Wall Street to Main Street, we look at the psychology, sociology and economics behind the news.
One group pays, both profit in computer model.
As you file your taxes, what is climate change ...
People donate to others in economic games not from generosity, but because they don't know how to maximize their payoffs, a new study suggests.
When the economy takes a slide into the toilet and stays there for many months.
Comparisons bring the financial bailout plan down to earth.
A newly devised ranking system evaluates the health of individual countries’ waters too.
Social scientist Scott Page studies complex systems to help make sense of the world we live in.
Economist Paul Milgrom on the surprisingly practical applications of his economic theories and his favorite music (it’s all in the family).
Economist Paul Milgrom on the surprisingly practical applications of his economic theories.
For new grads, circumstance trumps pomp.
More than half of the baby boom generation – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are retiring early from the workforce despite rocky economic conditions.
People don't want to feel cheap, when confronted with a pay-what-you-want scheme.
Trend-watching can be fun and informative, but over long periods of time, extrapolation leads you to absurd conclusions.
The tough economy is driving adult children back to their parents' homes, in numbers not seen since the 1950s.
Relative costs of caring for a pet, from Golden Retrievers to goldfish.
Nearly half of President Obama's State of the Union speech was spent talking about the U.S. economy.
Only 18 percent of Americans polled reported that they are "satisfied with the way things are going in the United States."
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