Thanks for calling this out so that I could get it fixed!

I imagine the simplicity element is a big driver of the results, but perhaps @johnwhitehead81.bsky.social can weigh in.

What Do Environmental Economists Actually Think About the Environment? Economists have a reputation for disagreeing on everything. But when it comes to the environment, the experts are more aligned than you might think.

Researchers surveyed hundreds of environmental economists on environmental policy topics. On some questions, 97% agree. On others, there's no consensus at all.

The divide tells you a lot about where environmental policy is headed: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/consensus-...

Thank you for sharing! I love weaving in history lessons whenever I can. This one was obviously a lot easier than some.

Most Americans Can't Answer These Three Money Questions Can you answer these three money questions? Most American adults can't, and it turns out that whether you ever learned this stuff in school depended largely on where you grew up.

Whether you learned personal finance in high school came down to one thing: which state you grew up in.

We broke down the data, the research, and what to do if school never covered it.

Start with the quiz: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/financial-...

Just shared this with my Y12 economists. Always use 'guns vs butter' when teaching PPFs but never really knew the history behind it all. Now thanks to @wootenomics.bsky.social we do! It also shows the relevance of this discussion today. Have a read... #EconSky

Guns and Butter: The Oldest Trade-Off in Economics Is Back "We're fighting wars. We can't take care of daycare." Trump's off-the-cuff remark at a luncheon is actually one of the oldest ideas in economics. It connects Nazi Germany, LBJ's Great Society, and a g...

Trump said the US can't afford to fund daycare because it's fighting wars. That argument has a name in economics.

It's been around since 1936, and every president who's tried to ignore it has paid the price.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/guns-and-b...

When People Cut Back on Instagram, Where Do They Go? A field experiment paid thousands of people to give up Facebook and Instagram, and then the researchers tracked where their time went. The answer wasn't TikTok or Snapchat. It was games, YouTube, and ...

A group of researchers paid people to quit Facebook and Instagram, then tracked where the time went. It didn't all go to TikTok or Snapchat. It went to games, YouTube, and outside.

A 1965 economic theory helps us understand why: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/quitting-s...

What You Don't Know About Your Salary Is Costing You Employers know what the job pays. You don't. Here's why that gap exists, and how workers are closing it.

Employers know what the job pays, but you don't. That gap has a name, and it may be costing workers more than they realize.

This week's piece with Hannah Williams of Salary Transparent Street is on the economics of salary secrecy.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/sts

What Was the Economy Like in the '90s? From recession to budget surplus to dot-com bubble, the economic story of the '90s is more interesting than the nostalgia lets on.

The '90s nostalgia trend is everywhere, but the economic story is worth revisiting, too.

It includes a recession, a budget surplus, NAFTA, and a market bubble that changed how we think about technology.

New piece out today: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/what-was-t...

Amazing!

Claude, ChatGPT, and Dick's Sporting Goods Why did Dick's Sporting Goods rank No. 3 in the Apple App Store above Google Gemini? The answer is a simple economics lesson about incentives, data, and ten cents a day.

Last week Dick's Sporting Goods ranked No. 3 in the App Store after Claude and ChatGPT.

They didn't build better technology. They offered ten cents a day to go for a walk.
www.mondayeconomist.com/p/dicks-app

When Staying Home Costs $30 an Hour No one wants to work anymore… until wages rise. NYC’s snowstorm shows how incentives and opportunity costs shape labor supply.

No one wants to work anymore? @mayor.nyc.gov offered $30/hour to shovel snow during last week’s blizzard, and people showed up.

Preferences didn’t change. The price of time did.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/nyc-snow-s...

The Countries That Fell Short at the Winter Olympic Games Who really “won” the Winter Olympics? Not all medals are equal. This analysis shows which countries fell short of expectations, and why.

Norway dominated the #WinterOlympics. But who fell short at #MilanoCortina2026?

Using population & income, I quickly estimated how many medals countries should have won & compared it to the final medal table.

There were some surprising underachievers!
www.mondayeconomist.com/p/winter-oly...

Puerto Rico by the Numbers Beyond the Super Bowl spotlight, what does the data say about Puerto Rico’s economy?

The spotlight of last week's #SuperBowl captured Puerto Rican culture. But what do the numbers say about the island’s economy?

Here’s a look at how a quick look at how Puerto Rico compares to the U.S.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/puerto-ric...

The boxed meal helping Americans stay on budget : The Indicator from Planet Money Food keeps getting more expensive, so how do shoppers respond? They change what they buy, right? It’s not just that cheaper foods get more popular. Shoppers are more nuanced than that. So, today on th...

I joined The Indicator from @planetmoney.bsky.social to talk about the surprising comeback of Hamburger Helper, and the economic forces behind it.

🎧 Give it a listen: www.npr.org/2026/02/10/n...

Some Massachusetts Residents Are a Little Tired of Running on Dunkin’ You love the smell of donuts… until it never goes away. A Massachusetts town shows how a textbook example turns messy in real life.

Everyone loves the smell of donuts. But what happens when the smell doesn’t fade?

In a Massachusetts town, residents living near a donut production facility are finding out. Their experience turns a classic economics example into something more complicated.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/dunkin-fac...

Pull Up a Parking Chair You find the perfect parking space after a snowstorm, until you see a folding chair sitting in the middle. Why does it work, even when it’s not legal?

After a big snowstorm, some major cities around the U.S. see an influx of folding chairs used to claim cleaned-out parking spots, even though the practice often isn't legal.

This week's article explores how economics can explain the famous parking chair: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/parking-ch...

A 10% Credit Card Rate Sounds Great. Here’s the Catch. What happens when the price of borrowing is set by law

A 10% credit card rate sounds like an obvious fix to record-breaking credit card debt. But interest rates are prices, and price controls have predictable side effects.

This week's article explains why capping rates could hurt the borrowers it’s meant to help: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/a-10-credi...

If you’re curious who’s shaping the current conversation in econ ed, or just want to see where your favorite authors rank, you can read the full open-access article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In all seriousness, I wouldn’t be on that list at all if it weren’t for an incredible group of co-authors over the past 10 years.

Special shoutout to @withdra.com and the many others I’ve been lucky to work with!

But we wanted to know who the "rising stars" were in the field. Spoiler: I ended up at the top of the list.

Yes, I helped write the paper. But no, we didn’t expect that going into it.

In fact, I was further down in our original version. Thanks, Reviewer #2!

We ranked scholars by both total citations and an adjusted i10 index to reduce the impact of one-hit wonders and capture consistent contributions.

If you're familiar with the field, you'll recognize the names at the top. They are the giants of econ ed.

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

The full article is open access if you want to dig into it, but I'll share some highlights below

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I'm excited to share a new open-access paper I co-authored with Wayne Geerling and Dirk Mateer: Who are the next wave of influential economics educators?

We used 5 years of recent citation data to find out. 🧵

When Self-Checkout Turns Shoppers Into Economists What looks like a sudden surge in theft turns out to line up closely with something economists have understood for a long time.

People report stealing more at self-checkout, even as stores make it harder to get away with it. That sounds contradictory until you look at the incentives.

This week’s newsletter uses Gary Becker’s rational model of crime to explain what’s changed.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/when-self-...

$240,000 in-office vs. $120,000 remote How much income does a worker require to give up job amenities like flexibility, autonomy, and location choice?

Would you rather earn $240,000 in-office or $120,000 remotely?

This week’s post uses that viral debate to explain compensating wage differentials.
www.mondayeconomist.com/p/remove-vs-...

How I Use Monday Morning Economist in Class Below is a curated list of Monday Morning Economist articles I assign for each week in my economics courses.

Back-to-school resource for econ teachers 📚

I put together a list of Monday Morning Economist articles I assign in my micro class, organized by core concept. Feel free to copy my work.

If you’ve used any in class, I’d love to know which ones worked best.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/how-i-use-...

The inaugural 2025 Janet L. Yellen Award for Excellence in Public Service was awarded to Janet Yellen

America’s National Parks Just Got More Expensive For Some Visitors A new fee structure for international tourists reveals the economic logic behind charging different people different prices.

International visitors will now pay more to enter some U.S. national parks. Economists call it price discrimination, a strategy we see everywhere once we know how to spot it.

The economics are straightforward, but the fairness debate is not.

www.mondayeconomist.com/p/americas-n...