Today: September 27, 2024
Today: September 27, 2024

Latest From Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University

Business

Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry

The spirit of the season is free, but that tree is going to cost you.

Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry
Business

Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules – here's why they keep doing it

Loyalty schemes tend to be the most generous when the economy has hit a patch of turbulence.

Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules – here's why they keep doing it
Business

What today’s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union

History suggests that there’s risk of overplaying one’s hand when new technology is lurking.

What today’s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union
Science|Technology

New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts

With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.

Science|Technology

New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts

With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.

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