Fungi embrace human economic ideas in trade with hosts

"...organisms such as fungi can exhibit competitive behavior similar to that in markets involving sophisticated human participants."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
June 30, 2021 ~3 min

Book traces shared roots of capitalism and racial slavery

A new book explores the emergence of both racial slavery and capitalism in American history, and how the legacy of that link haunts us today.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
June 1, 2021 ~9 min


Young professionals should consider health savings accounts

An accounting professor ranks the most tax-efficient financial moves for young people beginning their careers. Top pick? Health savings accounts.

George Vlahakis-Indiana • futurity
April 2, 2021 ~6 min

Marriage choices may affect pay gap, inequality

How do people's marriage choices affect the labor market, and ultimately gender wage gaps and income inequality?

Yale • futurity
March 30, 2021 ~7 min

India’s renewable energy targets could be even higher

India's ambitious target of 450 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030 could go even further, say three economists.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
March 24, 2021 ~10 min

How government can protect the supply chain from future crises

A new report offers recommendations for how to prevent the US supply chain from facing the same issues in the future that it has during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
March 22, 2021 ~9 min

Where the economy tanks, heart attack deaths rise

There's a link between uneven economic recovery after the Great Recession and deaths from heart attacks and stroke. What about after the pandemic downturn?

Sameed Khatana - Penn • futurity
March 1, 2021 ~6 min

Repeat COVID-19 testing could save lives and money

To slow its spread, everyone in the US should be tested for COVID-19 on a regular, rotating basis, epidemiologists say.

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
Feb. 9, 2021 ~5 min


What will the economy look like after the COVID recession?

An economist explains why the current COVID-19 recession is different, why lockdowns aren't the cause, and what the future could bring.

Peter Iglinski-Rochester • futurity
Jan. 27, 2021 ~8 min

Connections to Trump paid off for companies

Companies with connections to President Trump experienced some better business and less regulation, new research finds.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 14, 2021 ~4 min

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