Stacey Vanek Smith

GDP has been a great indicator, but it may no longer be enough.

Today's summer economics read is "What Would the Great Economists Do?" by Linda Yueh, who is a great economist herself.

Today's summer book recommendation offers a different approach to the modern workplace.

In honor of the last stretch of summer, The Indicator has selected some economic beach reads! Books that will teach you something about economics and also pair well with a pina colada.

Today on The Indicator: Cardiff and Stacey go deep into the world of the blockchain... to buy a cartoon cat.

How a single cartoon cat can cost $140K.

The line between trash and recycling is moving a lot these days. It's a tough time to be a recycler.

People who've been to prison find it hard to get work once they're free. One solution to the problem may be a simple certificate.

We play overrated/underrated with Tim Harford, author of 'Fifty Inventions that Shaped the Modern Economy.' We talk messy desks, light bulbs and Dune, the board game.

Today on the Indicator: why companies decide to be publicly-traded or privately-owned. It's all about control. And money.

You have a lot of questions... about tariffs, unemployment rates, and RV dealerships, to name a few. We have answers.

Tariffs are an abstract economic concept to most people, but to the workers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection inside a mostly unnoticed building in Newark, N.J., tariffs are precise, specific and tangible.

A conversation with Campbell Harvey, whose 1986 thesis first explained how the yield curve could predict the direction of the economy.

What's the best way to price water in a drought, to ensure people get what they need without breaking the bank?

This episode is for everyone who ever had to ask their coworkers to quiet down. Today on the show: We meet the man who stole your office door.

The U.S. has been renegotiating trade deals and putting tariffs on different goods. Meanwhile, other countries are re-negotiating their trade agreements and some deals are leaving U.S. producers out.

Five indicators in five minutes — Let's gooooooooo!

Income inequality in the U.S. has been climbing for a while. Has it also been accompanied by a widening cultural gap between rich and poor?

What happens when a new tariff gets put in place? To really see the action, you have to go to Newark, New Jersey.

The pace of wage growth is one of the best indicators of economic health. But it can be measured with different methods. Each method tells a slightly different story about how the economy is doing.