Jay Zagorsky

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2023). “Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules – here’s why they keep doing it”, CNN

Abouchalache, P., Zagorsky, J. (2023). “Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry”, Scientific American

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “Scrapping the state’s liquor license law makes economic sense”, Commonwealth Beacon

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “What today’s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2023). How Did the Great Resignation Impact Government Jobs?.”Pivoting Government through Digital Transformation”, Taylor – Francis

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “New data reveal US space economy’s output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts”, FastCompany

Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2023). “What Do We Know About Loyalty Programs?”, Insights: Consumer Neuroscience in Business (41), 4-6

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “Prom price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper – even at a time of high inflation”, Fortune Magazine

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “I tried to pay my taxes in cash – here’s what happened, and why the IRS should make it easier to do so”, Fortune Magazine

Zagorsky, J. (2023). “Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning – with no end in sight”, Fortune Magazine

Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2023). “Two business school professors break down the deeper reasons why Starbucks customers were so enraged when the company changed its loyalty program”, Fortune

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “Buying gifts? Why ‘buy now, pay later’ could be a dangerous option for many holiday shoppers”, Marketwatch

Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2022). “Book today with Frequent Flier miles for best Thanksgiving deal: Economists”, New York Post

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “How winning record $2 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “Why bank robbing has gone out of style”, New York Post

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “How can Apple hold the line on iPhone prices amid soaring inflation?”, Marketwatch

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “Back to school: Here’s where inflation is hitting the hardest”, MarketWatch

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “Federal gas tax holiday: Biden says it will provide ‘a little bit of relief’ – but experts say even that may be a stretch”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “Yes, fireworks prices are skyrocketing, but there should be plenty of bottle rockets and sparklers”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2022). “The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it’s not so great”, FastCompany

Zagorsky, J. (2021). “El Salvador is making bitcoin ‘legal tender’ — but don’t expect the dollar to disappear there”, MarketWatch

Zagorsky, J. (2021). “COVID-19 recession: One of America’s deepest downturns was also its shortest after bailout-driven bounceback”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2021). “Created 130+ Online videos for Questrom OMBA program”,

Crandall, R., Zagorsky, J., Rockenbach, A., Mayhew, M. (2021). “First-Year LGBQ+ Students in Higher Education: Who Are They and Where Do They Enroll?”, Journal of College Student Development, 62 (4), 499-504

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “What Congress got wrong about calculating the unemployment insurance benefit”, CNN

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2020). “Who drinks soda pop? Economic status and adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.”, Econ Hum Biol, 38 100888-

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “The case for keeping coins around in the United States”, CNN

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?”, TheConversation & Popular Science

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “The flowers you buy your mom for Mother’s Day may be tied to the US war on drugs”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “Coronavirus unemployment at nearly 15% is still shy of the record high reached during the Great Depression”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “How high will unemployment go? During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 Americans were out of work”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “There’s plenty of toilet paper – so why are people hoarding it?”, TheConversation.com; Business Insider; Snopes; Channel News Asia

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “Coronavirus: A simple way to keep workers – and the economy – from getting sick”, TheConversation.com & Marketwatch

Zagorsky, J. (2020). “How Prohibition changed the way Americans drink, 100 years ago”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Why are so few people born on Christmas Day, New Year’s and other holidays?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “How to pick the “right” amount to spend on holiday gifts – according to an economist”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America’s out-of-control consumerism”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Wall Street is ignoring the omens of recession – here’s why”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world’s longest flight”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “‘Avengers: Endgame’ is nowhere near the worldwide box office record – here’s why”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Thanks, ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ for reminding us why inflation matters”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Facebook claims Libra offers economic empowerment to billions – an economist is skeptical”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “No, Americans shouldn’t fear traveling abroad”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “A country can never be too rich, too beautiful or too full of people”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Is doing your taxes making you crazy? Here’s why it shouldn’t”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Rise and fall of the landline: 143 years of telephones becoming more accessible – and smart”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “How electric cars could make America’s crumbling roads even worse”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Les fonctionnaires americains se serrent la ceinture pendant que Trump offre des hamburgers”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2019). “Federal workers begin to feel pain of shutdown as 800,000 lose their paychecks”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2018). “You can probably eat more Christmas cookies than you think – just take a look at the calorie guidelines”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “An economist talks turkey: 5 facts about Thanksgiving pricing”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Trump’s tariffs don’t apply to American flag imports from China – but they should”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Got the winning lottery ticket? An economist explains what to do with all that money”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “How winning $1.54 billion in Mega Millions could still lead to bankruptcy”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Why the unemployment rate will never get to zero percent – but it could still go a lot lower”, TheConversation

Smith, P., Zagorsky, J. (2018). ““Do I look fat?” Self-perceived body weight and labor market outcomes”, Economics & Human Biology, 30 48-58

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “¿Quiere ahorrar en sus viajes? Piense como un economista”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Save money when traveling abroad by thinking like an economist”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “The Curse of Cash, by Kenneth S. Rogoff (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2016).”, Economic Record, 94 342-343

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “I’m an economist riding a bike across America, defying what the data says about cycling’s safety”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Does thinking you look fat affect how much money you earn?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries – and other 4th of July facts”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Market for illegal sports betting in US is not really a $150 billion business”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “What is full employment? An economist explains the latest jobs data”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Should you insure that trip or TV? Here’s what an economist would do”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “How to deal with life’s risks more rationally”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “What is March Madness – and the nonprofit that manages the mayhem?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Why the global stock market crash doesn’t really matter”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Mayhew, M., Rockenbach, A., Selznick, B. (2018). “Does college turn people into liberals?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2018). “Macron’s pledge to wipe out coal is just as meaningless as Trump’s plan to revive it”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Naughty or nice: Is there a financial reward for acting ethically?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “GOP plan to tax college endowments like Yale’s and Harvard’s would be neither fair nor effective”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2017). “The association between socioeconomic status and adult fast-food consumption in the U.S.”, Economics & Human Biology, 27 12-25

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Why Puerto Rico doesn’t count to the US government”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “In defense of cash: why we should bring back the $500 note and other big bills”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Economist who helped behavioral nudges go mainstream wins Nobel”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “The penny may be worthless, but let’s keep it anyway”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Thinking like an economist can make your next trip abroad cheaper”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “How Trump’s nominee for the Fed could turn central banking on its head”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “America’s dangerous love for pyrotechnics: 4 facts about fireworks”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2017). “Do poor people eat more junk food than wealthier Americans?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Census director’s resignation could affect control of Congress after 2020”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Would Trump’s tax cut be the biggest ever? Fat chance”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “How workers – not companies – are bearing the growing burden of government”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Why higher interest rates should make you happy”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Divergent Trends in US Maternity and Paternity Leave, 1994–2015”, American Journal of Public Health, 107 460-465

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Does it matter if Trump doesn’t like economists?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Why Wall Street’s Dow 20,000 is totally meaningless”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2017). “Ethical behaviors and wealth: Generation Y’s experience”, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 28 181-195

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “How to get ready for the economic recession coming in 2017”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Have reports of Black Friday’s death been greatly exaggerated?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Why does the price of turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “What Donald Trump’s surprise victory means for the economy and business”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “How to get the most candy on Halloween (without resorting to extortion)”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Why is taking photographs banned in many museums and historic places?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Eager for some good economic news? New census report has you covered”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Trump’s economics speech: seeking conservative cred and kissing babies”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “If cash is king, how can stores refuse to take your dollars?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Will Cleveland get an economic boost from Trump’s GOP coronation?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Brexit backers claim U.K. is drowning in EU regulations – are Americans underwater too?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Weak jobs report shows we need a president with a plan, but it’s too soon to panic”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Why are fewer people getting married?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “What is Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s real crime?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2016). “Does Asthma Impair Wealth Accumulation or Does Wealth Protect Against Asthma?*”, Social Science Quarterly, 97 1070-1081

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Could gambling be the secret to saving when rates are so low?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “From Panama papers to Brazilian bribes: why corruption is so costly”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Are blondes actually dumb?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Cohen, J. (2016). “U.S. is a land of plenty, so why do millions of Americans still go hungry?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Will Republican tax plans make America great again?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “How do we know the Zika virus will cost the world $3.5 billion?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “How do we know if we’re in a global recession?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Odds are $1.5 billion Powerball winner will end up bankrupt”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Outlook for 2016: middle-class woes, hopeful on wages, the fear factor”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2016). “Are blondes really dumb?”, Economics Bulletin, 36 401-410

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Latest Star Wars film may be biggest movie of all time – just not at the box office”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Fed interest rate hike may have less of an impact than you think”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Explainer: why does the price for turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). Wealth and Weight. In Inas R, Kelly., John, Komlos. (Eds.), “Wealth and Weight”, Oxford University Press

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Why Google’s plan to blanket wilderness with Wi-Fi is a bad idea”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Plain cigarette packaging: healthier citizens, sicker state finances?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Koppel, A. (2015). “L’impact economique du paquet de cigarettes neutre”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J., Koppel, A. (2015). “Uber et Frederic Bastiat”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “The tale of Uber and a 19th-century French economist”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Explainer: why stocks fall when the Fed considers raising interest rates”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Are we overscheduling our kids from the moment they’re born? The real ‘labor’ economics”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Three reasons why most of us shouldn’t worry about the global stock market meltdown”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “What do zombies, pandemics and the price of eggs have in common?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Why you shouldn’t fear your finances (you’re probably richer than you think)”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Is it time to ban all individuals from shooting off fireworks?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “A cautionary tale of what happens when a country like Greece closes its banks”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Jeb Bush promises 4% growth. Could ‘President Bush III’ deliver?”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Past minimum wage gains make LA’s $6 hike appear rather puny”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “OMG! Proms are actually getting cheaper compared with the price of everything else”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Why the NFL and other professional sports don’t deserve nonprofit status”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Why most of us procrastinate in filing our taxes – and why it doesn’t make any sense”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Hard evidence: why pump prices haven’t fallen as fast as oil has”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Cops may feel biggest impact from driverless car revolution”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2015). “Why we should get rid of tipping”, TheConversation

Zagorsky, J. (2013). “Do People Save or Spend Their Inheritances? Understanding What Happens to Inherited Wealth”, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 34 64-76

Zagorsky, J. (2012). “Business Macroeconomics”,

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2011). “The Freshman 15: A Critical Time for Obesity Intervention or Media Myth?”, Social Science Quarterly

Zagorsky, J. (2010). Native Americans’ wealth. In Ngina, Chiteji., Jessica, Nembhard. (Eds.), “Wealth Accumulation in Communities of Color in the United States”, University Michigan Press 133-154

Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2009). “Does the U.S. Food Stamp Program contribute to adult weight gain?”, Economics & Human Biology, 7 246-258

Marks, S., Samuelson, W. (2009). “Managerial Economics”, John Wiley & Sons Inc

Galizzi, M., Zagorsky, J. (2009). “How do on-the-job injuries and illnesses impact wealth?”, Labour Economics, 16 26-36

Zagorsky, J., Rhoton, P. (2008). “The Effects of Promised Monetary Incentives on Attrition in a Long-Term Panel Survey”, Public Opinion Quarterly, 72 502-513

Zagorsky, J. (2007). “Do you have to be smart to be rich? The impact of IQ on wealth, income and financial distress”, Intelligence, 35 489-501

Zagorsky, J. (2005). “Marriage and divorce’s impact on wealth”, Journal of Sociology, 41 406-424

Zagorsky, J. (2005). “Health and wealth”, Economics & Human Biology, 3 296-313

Zagorsky, J. (2005). “How Families Really Manage Their Wealth”, Wealth Management, 8 11-18

Zagorsky, J. (2004). “The wealth effects of smoking”, Tobacco Control, 13 370-374

Zagorsky, J. (2004). “Does Smoking Harm Wealth As Much As Health?”, Consumer Interests Annual, 50 108-116

Zagorsky, J. (2004). “Is Obesity as Dangerous to Your Wealth as to Your Health?”, Research on Aging: an international bimonthly journal, 26 130-152

Zagorsky, J. (2004). “Measuring poverty using both income and wealth”, Journal of Income Distribution, 13 22-40

Zagorsky, J. (2003). “Husbands’ and wives’ view of the family finances”, Journal of Socio-Economics, 32 127-146

Zagorsky, J. (2002). “Business Information: Finding and Using Data in the Digital Age”,

Lang, K., Zagorsky, J. (2001). “Does growing up with a parent absent really hurt?”, Journal of Human Resources, 36 253-273

Zagorsky, J. (2000). “Do individuals know how much they are worth?”, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 11 13-27

Zagorsky, J. (1999). “Health and the Working Poor”, Eastern Economic Journal, 25 (2), 169-189

Zagorsky, J. (1999). “Young baby boomers’ wealth”, Review of Income and Wealth, 45 135-156

Lang, K., Zagorsky, J. (1998). “Why are Canadian and US unemployment rates so highly correlated?”, Canadian Public Policy, 24

Zagorsky, J. (1998). “Job vacancies in the United States: 1923 to 1994”, Review of Economics and Statistics, 80 338-344

Zagorsky, J. (1998). “Was depression era unemployment really less in Canada than the U.S.?”, Economics Letters, 61 125-131

Zagorsky, J., Gardecki, R. (1998). “What have researchers learned from the national longitudinal surveys?”, Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 25 35-57

Zagorsky, J. (1997). “E-Mail, Computer Usage and College Students: A Case Study”, Education, 118 (1)

Zagorsky, J. (1996). “The Effect of Definitional Differences on U.S. and Canadian Unemployment Rates”, Canadian Business Economics, Winter (1996), 13-21

Zagorsky, J. (1994). “Stock market data, vacancies and sectoral dispersion”, Journal of Macroeconomics, 16 509-521

Zagorsky, J. (1993). “Understanding the Economic Factors Affecting Help-Wanted Advertising”, Journal of Advertising, 22 75-84

Zagorsky, J. (1993). “Analysis: Is Youth Unemployment Really a Problem?”, Challenge, 36 61-62

Zagorsky, J. (1993). “Job vacancies in the United States and Canada”, Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 19 305-319

Zagorsky, J. (1983). “Real time graphics with an array processor”, Digital Design, 4