Economy Archives

Economics

The Future of Work: Stagnation, Automation … Frustration

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Steven Greenhouse

Economics

There’s No Such Thing as ‘The Gig Economy’

This isn’t a matter of technology—a service economy by another name is still a service economy.

Susie Cagle

Economics

The Economy After Labor and Capital

Workers of the world unite and retire.

Jim Russell

What the Passover Story Teaches Us About Voting Behavior

Ancient Israelites and modern voters want to know what you've done for them lately.

Seth Masket

News in Brief

Yes, Extremists Can Get Elected President

It will be hard for someone like Ted Cruz to earn his party's nomination. But if he does, he'll have a decent chance at winning the White House.

Seth Masket

Economics

Did Fear-Mongering Make Ebola’s Impact Worse?

While it's clear that many overestimated Ebola's impact, it's hard to draw a direct line from fearful predictions to economic loss.

M. Sophia Newman

Economics

Silicon Valley Is Already Dead

Waterloo's tech boom went bust, revealing the rise of the intangible economy.

Jim Russell

Economics

Making the On-Demand Economy Work for Workers

Managed by Q’s success shows that it’s possible to create an on-demand product while serving both employees and clients rather than shorting the former for the benefit of the latter (we’re looking at you, Uber, Lyft, and all the rest).

Kyle Chayka

Economics

Does Davos Actually Do Anything?

Research shows that the World Economic Forum, a meeting reserved for the one percent, might actually affect the rest of us.

Kate Wheeling

Economics

A Financial Start-Up That Provides the Illusion of a Salary

Even, a new company that hopes to provide some peace of mind to hourly workers and freelancers, is a paranoiac technology for a time of justifiable economic paranoia.

Kyle Chayka