Rural China Is Dying
Everybody is leaving the farm for the city as China moves from an agricultural economy to an industrial one.
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Creative Class Myths About Talent
Are young, college-educated people attracted to amenities? Or are they attracted to economic opportunity?
Grading Cash for Clunkers: Give It an E for Effort
Now that Uncle Sam is no longer a back-seat driver for the auto business, this is a good time to pull over and remember one of his signal acts while in the car.
Canada Is Dying
Canada's birth rate is so low that it's relying entirely on immigration for any increase in the population, but places and businesses that depend on importing skills will suffer in the new talent production economy.
The ‘Exploitative’ Internship Economy
Law professor and intern labor rights advocate David Yamada shares his take on Condé Nast’s decision to end its internship program and the debate over intern rights and wages.
Why You Spend More Money on Warm Days
Israeli researchers report people tend to value products more highly when the temperature is high.
Hong Kong Is Dying
The quality of demographics carries greater weight than the quantity, and the Pearl of the Orient, while dense, is aging rapidly.
Genetic Evidence Suggests Chronic Unemployment Shortens Lives
A new study finds Finnish men who suffered long periods of unemployment were more likely to possess a genetic marker indicating premature aging.
No Exodus: Great Recession Migration Mystery
Historically, people in the places hardest hit by recessions pack up and move to greener pastures. But not this time. Why?
