Economic Geography Economic geography is a discipline of geography that studies the spatial distribution of economic activities and how they affect the landscape. It is a subject…
Agricultural Economics Agricultural economics is an applied branch of economics that uses economic theory to optimize the production and distribution of food and fiber products. It focuses…
Bonus Boost: Financial Incentives Work in Creative Teams, Says Economist Many companies give out bonuses at the end of January. Economist David Schindler explored whether bonuses work in modern work situations where teams must address…
Working From Home After COVID-19? Cabin Fever Might Be The Next Challenge As Canada reopened after the COVID-19 lockdowns, several businesses encouraged employees to return to work. Despite prohibitions being eased in Canada and around the world,…
Overconsumption Overconsumption is defined as the consumption of products, services, or resources in excess of what is considered required or sustainable. It refers to a circumstance…
Mass Production Mass production is a manufacturing process that involves the mass manufacture of standardized products on a huge scale. The manufacturing of large quantities of standardized…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a significant United Nations financial agency and an international financial institution with 190 member countries, headquartered in Washington, D.C.…
Claudia Goldin, a Workplace Specialist, has been Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics Claudia Goldin of Harvard University has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her work on women in the job market. She investigates…
Free Economic Zones Free economic zones (FEZ), free economic territories (FETs), or free zones (FZ) are a type of special economic zone (SEZ) authorized by several countries’ trade…
Participatory Economics Participatory Economics (Parecon) is an economic model proposed by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel in the 1990s as an alternative to both capitalist and centrally-planned…