Econ Extra Credit newsletter #65
The type of companies that have gone public this year are often in sectors that have done well during the pandemic.
Prison work programs can be selective and often train people for jobs they can’t actually get on the outside, according to law professor Hadar Aviram.
“The Prison in Twelve Landscapes” director Brett Story on the economic consequences of mass incarceration.
Importers on both sides of the Atlantic will save billions in retaliatory tariffs for imports.
The Fed has a dual mandate to control inflation as well as unemployment, unlike other central banks.
There are technology and consumer behavior changes that could make a difference as extreme heat becomes more common.
Some of the plants are donated, others come from nurseries and wholesalers that were going to throw them away.
The average car on the road right now in the U.S. is 12 years old.
That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re taking out more loans, but borrowing could pick up in some categories, such as auto loans.
