COVID-19

Dental Industry Slowly Recovers from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Audrieanna Burgin
13 November 2020

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the dental industry has been severe in the United States. During March and April of 2020, over 50% of dental workers were laid off. Dental facilities were forced to close while they implemented…

The COVID Supply and Demand Shock

Michael Mandel
6 November 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused some of the fastest, biggest shifts of supply and demand curves in history. In this episode of the Econ Café 2020/21 podcast, authors Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn explains what it all means. First, we talk…

When Is A Record Trade Deficit A Good Thing? Maybe in the Middle of a Pandemic.

Veronica Horton
31 October 2020

Abstract: The recent announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department that in August,the United States recorded its largest trade deficit in 14 years drew mixed reactions fromanalysts and economists. Some voiced concern that the trade deficit would represent adrag on the…

Why China May Be the Key to Economic Recovery in Japan

Veronica Horton
30 October 2020

Japan, like the rest of the world, is struggling to get its economy back on trackfollowing closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Unlike manycountries however, Japan is highly dependent on exports for economic growth, a situationthat has…

Pandemic Learning Pods Highlight Wealth Disparity in Education

Audrieanna Burgin
22 October 2020

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education has been widespread. CBS Evening News reports that this fall over 12 million grade school students will be working remotely, “80% of the country’s largest school districts are moving to remote learning”. This…

The Impact of Telehealth on the Healthcare Industry

Audrieanna Burgin
16 October 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the entire world to implement virtual options and the medical health industry is no exception. Telehealth services are virtual services provided by medical health professionals and allow long distance patient and clinician contact. During the…

Vaccine Economics: Where Profit and Public Health Collide

Veronica Horton
13 October 2020

Abstract: This video explores the race to develop a vaccine to protect against COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been intense pressure to find a vaccine that will limit the spread of the disease. More than 160…

Podcast – Making Sense of GDP Reports

Michael Mandel
30 September 2020

In this episode of the Econ Café 2020/21 podcast, textbook authors Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn explain the July 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, and what it means for the economy and for economics students. This GDP report described…

Podcast – An Unplanned Experiment: How the Economic Response to COVID-19 Affected the Environment

Michael Mandel
24 September 2020

In this episode of the Econ Café 2020/21 podcast, we talk with Martha Field, co-author of Environmental Economics: An Introduction, about the pandemic’s impact on the environment. Martha described how we effectively have been part of an expansive, unplanned experiment. The…

Chicken Little is an Increasingly Rare Bird

EVs: Driving Change at Convenience Stores

Who’s In The Driver’s Seat: The Changing Dynamics of Auto Production

China’s Population is Declining – Too hot, too cold, or just nice for its Economic Development?

The Externalities Effect of Child Firearm Fatalities in the States

Why is Everything Getting So Expensive?

Understanding the U.S. Labor Market – A January 2023 Snapshot

The New Economics of Car Production

Looming Water Crisis – What can YOU do to Conserve Water?

U.K. Economy Three Years after Brexit