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Economics

The Housing Bubble Saved My Home

Even though the house was just across town, a then-15-year-old William Brennan did everything in his power to keep his family from moving to Pheasant Manor. In the end, the decision wasn't his—or anyone else's—to make.

William Brennan

Economics

Facebook App Shoppers Do What Their Friends Do

People on Facebook are more influenced by their immediate community than by popular opinion.

Avital Andrews

Economics

Inside Japan’s Disposable Housing Market

In a culture obsessed with newness, no one wants a "used" home—which makes the Japanese real estate market almost unrecognizable to an American.

Alexander C. Kaufman

Economics

What’s the Value of a Story?

As BuzzFeed puts another $50 million investment to use, some legacy media companies might be feeling left out. But BuzzFeed isn’t taking on journalism. It’s an entertainment, rather than news, company, because it knows stories are more compelling than scoops.

Kyle Chayka

Economics

Why It’s So Hard for Soccer to Find a Home in America

Tax-payer-funded stadiums: not so hot right now.

Noah Davis

Economics

What Does the Grey Lady Think of My Hometown?

For Ryan O'Hanlon, there's the Long Island town he remembers growing up in, and then the one the Manhattan newspaper wrote about.

Ryan O'Hanlon

Economics

The Great Recession Destroyed Median Household Wealth in the United States

The net worth of the median household fell from $87,992 in 2003 to $56,335 in 2013, for a decline of 36 percent.

Martin Hart-Landsberg

Economics

How Do You Make a Living, Puzzle Maker?

Francis Heaney talks to Noah Davis about the misconceptions and changing dynamics of the puzzling world.

Noah Davis

Economics

Why Technology Won’t Shorten Your Work Week

Despite advances in technology, we’re remarkably good at creating new forms of consumption, which lead to new work, and, in turn, new social hierarchies.

Kyle Chayka

Economics

The Magical Thinking of Silver Swindlers

Enjoy their absurd history lessons—but don't buy them.

Ted Scheinman