Michael Fitzgerald, Author at Pacific Standard

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Economics

Selling Products for a Cause Might Hurt Corporations’ Bottom Line

Companies that market products as a way for consumers to improve the world through their purchases not only appear to give less than we expect, but they might actually be hurting their own sales.

Michael Fitzgerald

Economics

Not Happy? That’s Predictable

A new study shows that a number of factors influence unhappiness levels, while happiness isn't so clear cut.

Michael Fitzgerald

Economics

Why Don’t More Americans Have Bank Accounts? And Should They?

If you've ever bounced a check, you could be blacklisted.

Michael Fitzgerald

Economics

How to Ease Inequality on the Cheap

The Obama Administration wants to make daycare universal for four-year-olds. But more basic short-term support for poor families with babies could greatly increase the child’s future earnings.

Michael Fitzgerald

Economics

Embracing the Economics of Happiness

Vermont tries out an alternative to GDP for gauging society's progress.

Michael Fitzgerald

Social Justice

The Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage prompted much discussion about what kind of parents—gay, straight, single, married—can raise kids the best. It’s time to discard the hoary notion that any one structure produces the best outcomes for child development.

Michael Fitzgerald

News in Brief

Voters, Not Lobbyists, Deserve Blame for Our Crappy Farm Policies

A new working paper by two Duke economic policy researchers takes a close look at what influences lawmakers’ farm policy votes.

Michael Fitzgerald

Social Justice

Las Vegas Is a Great Place to Get Away With a Non-Lethal Shooting

Why are shootings with a surviving victim so under-investigated in Sin City, and chronically overlooked in the post-Newtown national gun policy debate?

Michael Fitzgerald