Economics works great for planning your life when you don't have a work passion, since we tend to assume that your job delivers only money and you trade off job hours with leisure hours. If you think your job will just be a job, pick one that pays well per hour and leaves you some time off, even if the activity of the job is boring.

All's fair in love and purchasing.

Adhering to budgeting rules shouldn't trump good decision-making.

One of the big take-aways from a lot of economic theory is that people should engage in consumption smoothing.

When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips.

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.

As people do a task, they improve at it.