Collecting is a complex behavior that has been studied from a variety of different perspectives. Art objects, stamps, coins, and other established collectibles markets, have been shown over the years to provide some degree of return to the collector in the economics literature. Wonderment over...

“Trust, but verify” is a Russian proverb popularized by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. The question becomes, “Is it really trust if one must verify?” When an individual investor places his or her finances under the direction of someone else, there is understandably some element of...

The emphasis of various fiscal policy models in macroeconomics seems to ebb and flow with current politics. How does an instructor of macroeconomic principles use current events in a partisan political climate to teach fiscal policy while remaining apolitical themselves? The purpose of this...