Not your father's oil shock

Factors other than changes in oil supply may cause changes in oil prices.Petroleum products - Prices

Can a summer hike cause a surprise fall for mortgage rates?

Federal funds rate ; Mortgages ; Interest rates

Look who's still working now

Labor supply ; Retirement ; Labor market

Extra credit: the rise of short-term liabilities

Not only are more American families in debt, but the median value of the debt more than doubled between 1989 and 2004. Credit cards and payday loans are two of the favorite tools for digging the hole deeper.Credit

Unconventional oil production: stuck in a rock and a hard place

Oil can be derived from oil sands and oil shale, but the job is both economically and environmentally costly. How high must the price of oil be in order to make these alternatives cost-effective?Energy industries

A winning combination? economic theory meets sports

Satisfying a need to get out in the field, some economists are studying sports. Their topics have included racism in the NBA, coaches' maximization of their chances of winning, and the direction that soccer players and goalies should move during penalty kicks.Professional sports

Your current job probably won't be your last

Employment

Hard 'core' inflation

Inflation (Finance)

What are the chances?

Business cycles ; Forecasting

Look who's working now

Labor supply ; Labor market