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Accounting for Happiness
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
A survey on social "well-being" will give economists -- and voters -- a new tool for judging their leaders. The British government wants to compile...
Boredom: Looking Beyond GDP
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
France is the latest country to move beyond Gross Domestic Product to measure economic success. And unlike many countries these days, the Frenchare...
The Fuzzy Future of Post-Fannie-Freddie Homeownership
Stan Alcorn Mar 28, 2012
If you're thinking about buying a house, thank the U.S. government in advance. They guarantee more than 96% of new mortgages -- a guarantee that ...
Financial Reform: A Mortgage Game-changer
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
The Dodd-Frank law is having a big effect on the mortgage market, namely in the future fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
The Middle of America, On the Move Again
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
The mean center of population distribution changes every time the census data is recorded, and it looks to have moved from the past decade....
That's a Whole Lot of Renminbi!
Amanda Aronczyk Nov 3, 2011
If you happened to keep an eye on the currency markets, you may have noticed that it's been a banner week for China's renminbi. The Chinese...
Video: Barry Eichengreen on the Post-Dollar World
Stan Alcorn Mar 28, 2012
As the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy rapped, it's all about the Benjamins. That's $100 bills, and there are more of them in circulation...
Is a Post-Dollar World on Its Way?
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
The new yuan-denominated accounts at the Bank of China in New York and California are the latest sign of the end of dollar dominance....
Tsunami-Sized Shock to Japan's Gross Domestic Product
David Brancaccio Nov 3, 2011
Just days after the triple calamity in Japan -- from earthquake to tsunami to radiation -- I found
myself at an awkward turn in a conversation. I...
Inflation App / App Inflation
David Brancaccio Nov 3, 2011
Smartphones and those handy apps that you download into smartphones are now helping the British calculate their official inflation rate. Governme...
