{"id":9913,"date":"2024-08-06T16:37:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/jay-zagorsky\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:57:19","slug":"jay-zagorsky","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/jay-zagorsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Zagorsky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__standard-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns profile__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__left-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"profile__image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Zagorsky\" style=\"object-fit:contain\" class=\"wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/ZagorskyJay.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"profile__contact profile__contact--api wp-block-amp-profile-contact\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n  <h5>Contact<\/h5>\n  <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n          <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--phone\">\n        <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n        Phone\n      <\/h6>\n      <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"telephone\">\n        617-353-5713      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--email\">\n        <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n        Email\n      <\/h6>\n      <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\">\n        <a href=\"mailto:zagorsky@bu.edu\" itemprop=\"email\">\n          zagorsky@bu.edu        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"profile__contact-buttons\">\n              <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-button\">\n          <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/faculty\/uploadFiles\/cvUploadsProfile\/PL_Zagorsky_Jay_CV.pdf\">\n            Download CV\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-button\">\n          <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Prof_Jay_Z\" itemprop=\"url\">\n            Visit Website\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--office\">\n          <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n          Office\n        <\/h6>\n        <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"workLocation\">\n          548E        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--bu\">\n          <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px\">\n            Boston University <br \/>\n            Questrom School of Business\n          <\/h6>\n                        <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"address\">\n                Rafik B. Hariri Building <br \/>\n                595 Commonwealth Avenue <br \/>\n                Boston, MA 02215\n              <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/aside><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__right-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Jay Zagorsky<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-amp-profile-position\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-transform-uppercase has-p-2-font-size\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600\">\n\t\t\tClinical Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-amp-profile-bio\">\n\t<p>I am a cross-disciplinary researcher who has spent over decades researching a writing about a wide variety of topics. My latest book &#8220;The Power of Cash: Why Using Paper Money is Good For You and Society&#8221; explains why the rush toward electronic payments is not in everyone&#8217;s best interest.  More information on this book is found at https:\/\/www.thepowerofcash.com\/.<\/p>\n<p>I have also written a large number of articles investigating why some people become rich, others are poor and some move between these two states. I am currently synthesizing this research into a book that presents the results of my academic research and other wealth researchers in an accessible format. Much of my wealth research is based on data gathered from the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS). These surveys have followed thousands of people from the time they were teenagers until the ends of their lives. I served at Ohio State University for 23 years as the survey\u2019s Research Scientist. Beyond my wealth research, I worked as a big data scientist who investigated numerous issues in education for the Ohio Educational Research Center (OERC). <\/p>\n<p>For a number of years in addition to my academic research I have written shorter more popular pieces for magazines, newspapers and websites. I am a writer and columnist for TheConversation.com, an edited website where paid professional journalists work with academics to deliver news and analysis. I am one of the most prolific writer&#8217;s for TheConversation\u2019s U.S. edition, with 115 articles. My articles written for this website have been read by millions of people. These articles have been widely republished in places like the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Newsweek as well as online in sites like Quartz and Salon. In addition I maintain personal blogs at both Ohio State and Boston University that receive extensive traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond my writing for TheConversation I have published articles in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Boston Globe, Fast Company and other outlets like The Academic Minute. I have also done an extremely large number of interviews, radio talk shows and television appearances about my academic research, with a search using Google News showing thousands of mentions.<\/p>\n<p>Last,, I have taught extensively in both business and liberal arts colleges. My lectures cover a wide variety of economics, statistics, quantitative methods and information system topics. I have taught over 150 full-semester university courses and graded  over 12,000 college students in classes ranging from giant lectures of over 650 students to small seminars. In addition, I have taught numerous short classes on specialized topics. All my teaching has been rewarded by consistently excellent evaluations and a number of awards. I have also written three textbooks; one on macroeconomics; one on managerial economics; and one on finding data to run a business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-amp-profile-data profile-data\"><div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-amp-profile-education\">\n\t<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 500\">\n\tEducation\t<\/h5>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-row has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">PhD, Boston University, 1992<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">MA, Boston University, 1987<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">BA, Brandeis University, 1983<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-amp-profile-presentations\">\n\t<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 500\">\n\tSelected Research Presentations\t<\/h5>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-row has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote Speaker at Americas Cash Cycle Seminar, Americas Cash Cycle Seminar, Miami, FL, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote Speaker at ATMAI Conference, London, England, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote Speaker at the Secure Cash Transport Association (SCTA) Conference, Chicago, IL, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote Speaker:  International Security Ligue Bi-Annual Conference, International Security Ligue Bi-Annual Conference, New York, New York, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote speaker: G+D Count Room Efficiency Seminar, Why Casinos Should Keep Using Cash, Milwaukee, WI, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Why the Reserve Bank of Australia and other Central Banks Need to Boost Cash Usage, Reserve Bank of Australia Seminar, Sydney, Australia, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote speaker: G+D Currency Symposium, G+D Currency Symposium, Munich, Germany, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote Speaker at Quarterly Meeting of Payment Choice Coalition, Payment Choice Coalition, Online, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Abouchalache, P. , Salemy, L. , Zagorsky, J. Family Business Seminar Co-Lead: Wealth Creation vs. Preservation in Family Business, 2nd Annual Family Business Commencement Program, Questrom, Lifelong Learning and Boston University Alumni &#038; Friends, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. Keynote Speaker: ESTA (European Secure Transport Association) 50th Anniversary Cash Management Conference, Cash Industry Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. The Power of Cash Why Using Paper Money is Good for You and Society, 2025<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Abouchalache, P. , Zagorsky, J. Family Business Seminar Co-Lead: How Do You Create a Family Constitution to Optimize Family and Business Harmony?, Questrom, Lifelong Learning, Boston University Alumni &#038; Friends, Boston University Parent &#038; Family Programs, Questrom School of Business, 2024<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Abouchalache, P. , Zagorsky, J. Family Business Seminar Co-Lead : How Do You Avoid Charges Of Nepotism, Questrom, Lifelong Learning and Boston University Alumni &#038; Friends, Questrom School of Business, 2024<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-amp-profile-publications\">\n\t<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 500\">\n\tPublications\t<\/h5>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-row has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;Halloween creeps up earlier every year. Here\u2019s why&#8221;, <i>FastCompany<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;NY AG Letitia James charged with mortgage fraud \u2013 a crime seldom prosecuted and rarely resulting in prison&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;How to outsmart AI-driven pricing&#8221;, <i>FastCompany<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;For Trump\u2019s \u2018no taxes on tips,\u2019 the devil is in the details&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2025). &#8220;Is Capitalism Falling Out Of Favor? New AI-Driven Research From BU\u2019s Mehrotra Institute Says Not So Fast&#8221;, <i>Poets &#038; Quants<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;More than just chips: Chinese threats and Trump tariffs could disrupt lots of \u2018made in Taiwan\u2019 imports&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;Public safety power shutoffs are ramping up. Here\u2019s how to be prepared&#8221;, <i>FastCompany<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;The Power of Cash: Why Using Paper Money is Good for You and Society&#8221;, <i>Wiley<\/i> 1-382<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;The Power of Cash&#8221;, <i>John Wiley &#038; Sons Inc<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;Analysis: Trump announced he is getting rid of the penny. What are the consequences?&#8221;, <i>PBS News Hour<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2025). &#8220;Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out&#8221;, <i>The Conversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2025). &#8220;Managerial Economics&#8221;, <i>John Wiley &#038; Sons Inc<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Samuelson, W., Marks, S., Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;Managerial Economics 10th edition&#8221;, <i>Wiley<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;Why Halloween spending is up when Americans are financially fragile&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;Why Target and many retailers have stopped accepting personal checks&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;Coins left at airport security checkpoints reignite debate on getting rid of them&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;Statehouses like March Madness and sports gambling because they have a fiscal problem&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;This tax loophole explains why airlines charge so much for checked bags&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;Fireworks sales in the U.S. are down due to the pandemic and inflation&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;How Valentine\u2019s Day roses became a booming business&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.Com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2024). &#8220;What does it mean to be &#8216;unbanked'&#8221;, <i>FastCompany &#038; TheConversation.com<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2023). &#8220;Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules \u2013 here\u2019s why they keep doing it&#8221;, <i>CNN<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Abouchalache, P., Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry&#8221;, <i>Scientific American<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Scrapping the state\u2019s liquor license law makes economic sense&#8221;, <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Scrapping the state\u2019s liquor license law makes economic sense&#8221;, <i>Commonwealth Beacon<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;What today\u2019s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). How Did the Great Resignation Impact Government Jobs?.&#8221;Pivoting Government through Digital Transformation&#8221;, <i>Taylor &#8211; Francis<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;New data reveal US space economy\u2019s output is shrinking \u2013 an economist explains in 3 charts&#8221;, <i>FastCompany<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;What Do We Know About Loyalty Programs?&#8221;, <i>Insights: Consumer Neuroscience in Business<\/i> (41),  4-6<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Prom price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper \u2013 even at a time of high inflation&#8221;, <i>Fortune Magazine<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;I tried to pay my taxes in cash \u2013 here\u2019s what happened, and why the IRS should make it easier to do so&#8221;, <i>Fortune Magazine<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning \u2013 with no end in sight&#8221;, <i>Fortune Magazine<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2023). &#8220;Two business school professors break down the deeper reasons why Starbucks customers were so enraged when the company changed its loyalty program&#8221;, <i>Fortune<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;Buying gifts? Why \u2018buy now, pay later\u2019 could be a dangerous option for many holiday shoppers&#8221;, <i>Marketwatch<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;Book today with Frequent Flier miles for best Thanksgiving deal: Economists&#8221;, <i>New York Post<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;How winning record $2 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;Why bank robbing has gone out of style&#8221;, <i>New York Post<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;How can Apple hold the line on iPhone prices amid soaring inflation?&#8221;, <i>Marketwatch<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;Back to school:  Here&#8217;s where inflation is hitting the hardest&#8221;, <i>MarketWatch<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;Federal gas tax holiday: Biden says it will provide \u2018a little bit of relief\u2019 \u2013 but experts say even that may be a stretch&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;Yes, fireworks prices are skyrocketing, but there should be plenty of bottle rockets and sparklers&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2022). &#8220;The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it\u2019s not so great&#8221;, <i>FastCompany<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2021). &#8220;El Salvador is making bitcoin \u2018legal tender\u2019 \u2014 but don\u2019t expect the dollar to disappear there&#8221;, <i>MarketWatch<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2021). &#8220;COVID-19 recession: One of America\u2019s deepest downturns was also its shortest after bailout-driven bounceback&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2021). &#8220;Created 130+ Online videos for Questrom OMBA program&#8221;, <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Samuelson, W., Marks, S., Zagorsky, J. (2021). &#8220;Managerial Economics&#8221;, <i>John Wiley &#038; Sons Inc<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Crandall, R., Zagorsky, J., Rockenbach, A., Mayhew, M. (2021). &#8220;First-Year LGBQ+ Students in Higher Education: Who Are They and Where Do They Enroll?&#8221;, <i>Journal of College Student Development<\/i>, <i>62<\/i> (4),  499-504<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;What Congress got wrong about calculating the unemployment insurance benefit&#8221;, <i>CNN<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2020). &#8220;Who drinks soda pop? Economic status and adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.&#8221;, <i>Econ Hum Biol<\/i>, <i>38<\/i> 100888-<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;The case for keeping coins around in the United States&#8221;, <i>CNN<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest \u2013 which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation &#038; Popular Science<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;The flowers you buy your mom for Mother\u2019s Day may be tied to the US war on drugs&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;Coronavirus unemployment at nearly 15% is still shy of the record high reached during the Great Depression&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;How high will unemployment go? During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 Americans were out of work&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;There&#8217;s plenty of toilet paper &#8211; so why are people hoarding it?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation.com; Business Insider; Snopes; Channel News Asia<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;Coronavirus: A simple way to keep workers &#8211; and the economy &#8211; from getting sick&#8221;, <i>TheConversation.com &#038; Marketwatch<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2020). &#8220;How Prohibition changed the way Americans drink, 100 years ago&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Why are so few people born on Christmas Day, New Year&#8217;s and other holidays?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;How to pick the &#8220;right&#8221; amount to spend on holiday gifts &#8211; according to an economist&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America&#8217;s out-of-control consumerism&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Wall Street is ignoring the omens of recession &#8211; here&#8217;s why&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world&#8217;s longest flight&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;&#8216;Avengers: Endgame&#8217; is nowhere near the worldwide box office record &#8211; here&#8217;s why&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Thanks, &#8216;Avengers: Endgame,&#8217; for reminding us why inflation matters&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Facebook claims Libra offers economic empowerment to billions &#8211; an economist is skeptical&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;No, Americans shouldn&#8217;t fear traveling abroad&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;A country can never be too rich, too beautiful or too full of people&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Is doing your taxes making you crazy? Here&#8217;s why it shouldn&#8217;t&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Rise and fall of the landline: 143 years of telephones becoming more accessible &#8211; and smart&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;How electric cars could make America&#8217;s crumbling roads even worse&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Les fonctionnaires americains se serrent la ceinture pendant que Trump offre des hamburgers&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2019). &#8220;Federal workers begin to feel pain of shutdown as 800,000 lose their paychecks&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2018). &#8220;You can probably eat more Christmas cookies than you think &#8211; just take a look at the calorie guidelines&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;An economist talks turkey: 5 facts about Thanksgiving pricing&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Trump&#8217;s tariffs don&#8217;t apply to American flag imports from China &#8211; but they should&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Got the winning lottery ticket? An economist explains what to do with all that money&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;How winning $1.54 billion in Mega Millions could still lead to bankruptcy&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Why the unemployment rate will never get to zero percent &#8211; but it could still go a lot lower&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Smith, P., Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;\u201cDo I look fat?\u201d Self-perceived body weight and labor market outcomes&#8221;, <i>Economics &#038; Human Biology<\/i>, <i>30<\/i> 48-58<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;\u00bfQuiere ahorrar en sus viajes? Piense como un economista&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Save money when traveling abroad by thinking like an economist&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;The Curse of Cash, by Kenneth S. Rogoff (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2016).&#8221;, <i>Economic Record<\/i>, <i>94<\/i> 342-343<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;I&#8217;m an economist riding a bike across America, defying what the data says about cycling&#8217;s safety&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Does thinking you look fat affect how much money you earn?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries &#8211; and other 4th of July facts&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Market for illegal sports betting in US is not really a $150 billion business&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;What is full employment? An economist explains the latest jobs data&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Should you insure that trip or TV? Here&#8217;s what an economist would do&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;How to deal with life&#8217;s risks more rationally&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;What is March Madness &#8211; and the nonprofit that manages the mayhem?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Why the global stock market crash doesn&#8217;t really matter&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Mayhew, M., Rockenbach, A., Selznick, B. (2018). &#8220;Does college turn people into liberals?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2018). &#8220;Macron&#8217;s pledge to wipe out coal is just as meaningless as Trump&#8217;s plan to revive it&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Naughty or nice: Is there a financial reward for acting ethically?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;GOP plan to tax college endowments like Yale&#8217;s and Harvard&#8217;s would be neither fair nor effective&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2017). &#8220;The association between socioeconomic status and adult fast-food consumption in the U.S.&#8221;, <i>Economics &#038; Human Biology<\/i>, <i>27<\/i> 12-25<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Why Puerto Rico doesn&#8217;t count to the US government&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;In defense of cash: why we should bring back the $500 note and other big bills&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Economist who helped behavioral nudges go mainstream wins Nobel&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;The penny may be worthless, but let&#8217;s keep it anyway&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Thinking like an economist can make your next trip abroad cheaper&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;How Trump&#8217;s nominee for the Fed could turn central banking on its head&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;America&#8217;s dangerous love for pyrotechnics: 4 facts about fireworks&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2017). &#8220;Do poor people eat more junk food than wealthier Americans?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Census director&#8217;s resignation could affect control of Congress after 2020&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Would Trump&#8217;s tax cut be the biggest ever? Fat chance&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;How workers &#8211; not companies &#8211; are bearing the growing burden of government&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Why higher interest rates should make you happy&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Divergent Trends in US Maternity and Paternity Leave, 1994\u20132015&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Public Health<\/i>, <i>107<\/i> 460-465<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Does it matter if Trump doesn&#8217;t like economists?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Why Wall Street&#8217;s Dow 20,000 is totally meaningless&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2017). &#8220;Ethical behaviors and wealth: Generation Y\u2019s experience&#8221;, <i>Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning<\/i>, <i>28<\/i> 181-195<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;How to get ready for the economic recession coming in 2017&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Have reports of Black Friday&#8217;s death been greatly exaggerated?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Why does the price of turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;What Donald Trump&#8217;s surprise victory means for the economy and business&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;How to get the most candy on Halloween (without resorting to extortion)&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Why is taking photographs banned in many museums and historic places?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Eager for some good economic news? New census report has you covered&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Trump&#8217;s economics speech: seeking conservative cred and kissing babies&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;If cash is king, how can stores refuse to take your dollars?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Will Cleveland get an economic boost from Trump&#8217;s GOP coronation?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Brexit backers claim U.K. is drowning in EU regulations &#8211; are Americans underwater too?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Weak jobs report shows we need a president with a plan, but it&#8217;s too soon to panic&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Why are fewer people getting married?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;What is Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff&#8217;s real crime?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2016). &#8220;Does Asthma Impair Wealth Accumulation or Does Wealth Protect Against Asthma?*&#8221;, <i>Social Science Quarterly<\/i>, <i>97<\/i> 1070-1081<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Could gambling be the secret to saving when rates are so low?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;From Panama papers to Brazilian bribes: why corruption is so costly&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Are blondes actually dumb?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Cohen, J. (2016). &#8220;U.S. is a land of plenty, so why do millions of Americans still go hungry?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Will Republican tax plans make America great again?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;How do we know the Zika virus will cost the world $3.5 billion?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;How do we know if we&#8217;re in a global recession?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Odds are $1.5 billion Powerball winner will end up bankrupt&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Outlook for 2016: middle-class woes, hopeful on wages, the fear factor&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2016). &#8220;Are blondes really dumb?&#8221;, <i>Economics Bulletin<\/i>, <i>36<\/i> 401-410<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Latest Star Wars film may be biggest movie of all time &#8211; just not at the box office&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Fed interest rate hike may have less of an impact than you think&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Explainer: why does the price for turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). Wealth and Weight. In Inas R, Kelly., John, Komlos. (Eds.), &#8220;Wealth and Weight&#8221;, <i>Oxford University Press<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Why Google&#8217;s plan to blanket wilderness with Wi-Fi is a bad idea&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Plain cigarette packaging: healthier citizens, sicker state finances?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Koppel, A. (2015). &#8220;L&#8217;impact economique du paquet de cigarettes neutre&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Koppel, A. (2015). &#8220;Uber et Frederic Bastiat&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;The tale of Uber and a 19th-century French economist&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Explainer: why stocks fall when the Fed considers raising interest rates&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Are we overscheduling our kids from the moment they&#8217;re born? The real &#8216;labor&#8217; economics&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Three reasons why most of us shouldn&#8217;t worry about the global stock market meltdown&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;What do zombies, pandemics and the price of eggs have in common?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Why you shouldn&#8217;t fear your finances (you&#8217;re probably richer than you think)&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Is it time to ban all individuals from shooting off fireworks?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;A cautionary tale of what happens when a country like Greece closes its banks&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Jeb Bush promises 4% growth. Could &#8216;President Bush III&#8217; deliver?&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Past minimum wage gains make LA&#8217;s $6 hike appear rather puny&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;OMG! Proms are actually getting cheaper compared with the price of everything else&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Why the NFL and other professional sports don&#8217;t deserve nonprofit status&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Why most of us procrastinate in filing our taxes &#8211; and why it doesn&#8217;t make any sense&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Hard evidence: why pump prices haven&#8217;t fallen as fast as oil has&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Cops may feel biggest impact from driverless car revolution&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2015). &#8220;Why we should get rid of tipping&#8221;, <i>TheConversation<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2013). &#8220;Do People Save or Spend Their Inheritances? Understanding What Happens to Inherited Wealth&#8221;, <i>Journal of Family and Economic Issues<\/i>, <i>34<\/i> 64-76<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2012). &#8220;Business Macroeconomics&#8221;, <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2011). &#8220;The Freshman 15: A Critical Time for Obesity Intervention or Media Myth?&#8221;, <i>Social Science Quarterly<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2010). Native Americans&#8217; wealth. In Ngina, Chiteji., Jessica, Nembhard. (Eds.), &#8220;Wealth Accumulation in Communities of Color in the United States&#8221;, <i>University Michigan Press<\/i> 133-154<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2009). &#8220;Does the U.S. Food Stamp Program contribute to adult weight gain?&#8221;, <i>Economics &#038; Human Biology<\/i>, <i>7<\/i> 246-258<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Marks, S., Samuelson, W. (2009). &#8220;Managerial Economics&#8221;, <i>John Wiley &#038; Sons Inc<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Galizzi, M., Zagorsky, J. (2009). &#8220;How do on-the-job injuries and illnesses impact wealth?&#8221;, <i>Labour Economics<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> 26-36<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Rhoton, P. (2008). &#8220;The Effects of Promised Monetary Incentives on Attrition in a Long-Term Panel Survey&#8221;, <i>Public Opinion Quarterly<\/i>, <i>72<\/i> 502-513<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2007). &#8220;Do you have to be smart to be rich? The impact of IQ on wealth, income and financial distress&#8221;, <i>Intelligence<\/i>, <i>35<\/i> 489-501<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2005). &#8220;Marriage and divorce&#8217;s impact on wealth&#8221;, <i>Journal of Sociology<\/i>, <i>41<\/i> 406-424<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2005). &#8220;Health and wealth&#8221;, <i>Economics &#038; Human Biology<\/i>, <i>3<\/i> 296-313<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2005). &#8220;How Families Really Manage Their Wealth&#8221;, <i>Wealth Management<\/i>, <i>8<\/i> 11-18<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2004). &#8220;The wealth effects of smoking&#8221;, <i>Tobacco Control<\/i>, <i>13<\/i> 370-374<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2004). &#8220;Does Smoking Harm Wealth As Much As Health?&#8221;, <i>Consumer Interests Annual<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> 108-116<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2004). &#8220;Is Obesity as Dangerous to Your Wealth as to Your Health?&#8221;, <i>Research on Aging: an international bimonthly journal<\/i>, <i>26<\/i> 130-152<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2004). &#8220;Measuring poverty using both income and wealth&#8221;, <i>Journal of Income Distribution<\/i>, <i>13<\/i> 22-40<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2003). &#8220;Husbands\u2019 and wives\u2019 view of the family finances&#8221;, <i>Journal of Socio-Economics<\/i>, <i>32<\/i> 127-146<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2002). &#8220;Business Information: Finding and Using Data in the Digital Age&#8221;, <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Lang, K., Zagorsky, J. (2001). &#8220;Does growing up with a parent absent really hurt?&#8221;, <i>Journal of Human Resources<\/i>, <i>36<\/i> 253-273<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (2000). &#8220;Do individuals know how much they are worth?&#8221;, <i>Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning<\/i>, <i>11<\/i> 13-27<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1999). &#8220;Health and the Working Poor&#8221;, <i>Eastern Economic Journal<\/i>, <i>25<\/i> (2),  169-189<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1999). &#8220;Young baby boomers\u2019 wealth&#8221;, <i>Review of Income and Wealth<\/i>, <i>45<\/i> 135-156<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Lang, K., Zagorsky, J. (1998). &#8220;Why are Canadian and US unemployment rates so highly correlated?&#8221;, <i>Canadian Public Policy<\/i>, <i>24<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1998). &#8220;Job vacancies in the United States: 1923 to 1994&#8221;, <i>Review of Economics and Statistics<\/i>, <i>80<\/i> 338-344<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1998). &#8220;Was depression era unemployment really less in Canada than the U.S.?&#8221;, <i>Economics Letters<\/i>, <i>61<\/i> 125-131<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J., Gardecki, R. (1998). &#8220;What have researchers learned from the national longitudinal surveys?&#8221;, <i>Journal of Economic and Social Measurement<\/i>, <i>25<\/i> 35-57<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1997). &#8220;E-Mail, Computer Usage and College Students: A Case Study&#8221;, <i>Education<\/i>, <i>118<\/i> (1)<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1996). &#8220;The Effect of Definitional Differences on U.S. and Canadian Unemployment Rates&#8221;, <i>Canadian Business Economics<\/i>, <i>Winter<\/i> (1996),  13-21<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1994). &#8220;Stock market data, vacancies and sectoral dispersion&#8221;, <i>Journal of Macroeconomics<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> 509-521<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1993). &#8220;Understanding the Economic Factors Affecting Help-Wanted Advertising&#8221;, <i>Journal of Advertising<\/i>, <i>22<\/i> 75-84<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1993). &#8220;Analysis: Is Youth Unemployment Really a Problem?&#8221;, <i>Challenge<\/i>, <i>36<\/i> 61-62<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1993). &#8220;Job vacancies in the United States and Canada&#8221;, <i>Journal of Economic and Social Measurement<\/i>, <i>19<\/i> 305-319<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Zagorsky, J. (1983). &#8220;Real time graphics with an array processor&#8221;, <i>Digital Design<\/i>, <i>4<\/i><\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"bu_is_from_api":true,"buID":"U11041652","lastName":"Zagorsky","firstName":"Jay","middleName":"L.","suffixName":"","phone":"617-353-5713","email":"zagorsky@bu.edu","pronouns":"","cv":"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/faculty\/uploadFiles\/cvUploadsProfile\/PL_Zagorsky_Jay_CV.pdf","website":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Prof_Jay_Z","office":"548E","address":"595 Commonwealth Ave","bio":"I am a cross-disciplinary researcher who has spent over decades researching a writing about a wide variety of topics. My latest book \"The Power of Cash: Why Using Paper Money is Good For You and Society\" explains why the rush toward electronic payments is not in everyone's best interest.  More information on this book is found at https:\/\/www.thepowerofcash.com\/.\n\nI have also written a large number of articles investigating why some people become rich, others are poor and some move between these two states. I am currently synthesizing this research into a book that presents the results of my academic research and other wealth researchers in an accessible format. Much of my wealth research is based on data gathered from the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS). These surveys have followed thousands of people from the time they were teenagers until the ends of their lives. I served at Ohio State University for 23 years as the survey\u2019s Research Scientist. Beyond my wealth research, I worked as a big data scientist who investigated numerous issues in education for the Ohio Educational Research Center (OERC). \n\nFor a number of years in addition to my academic research I have written shorter more popular pieces for magazines, newspapers and websites. I am a writer and columnist for TheConversation.com, an edited website where paid professional journalists work with academics to deliver news and analysis. I am one of the most prolific writer's for TheConversation\u2019s U.S. edition, with 115 articles. My articles written for this website have been read by millions of people. These articles have been widely republished in places like the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Newsweek as well as online in sites like Quartz and Salon. In addition I maintain personal blogs at both Ohio State and Boston University that receive extensive traffic.\n\nBeyond my writing for TheConversation I have published articles in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Boston Globe, Fast Company and other outlets like The Academic Minute. I have also done an extremely large number of interviews, radio talk shows and television appearances about my academic research, with a search using Google News showing thousands of mentions.\n\nLast,, I have taught extensively in both business and liberal arts colleges. My lectures cover a wide variety of economics, statistics, quantitative methods and information system topics. I have taught over 150 full-semester university courses and graded  over 12,000 college students in classes ranging from giant lectures of over 650 students to small seminars. In addition, I have taught numerous short classes on specialized topics. All my teaching has been rewarded by consistently excellent evaluations and a number of awards. I have also written three textbooks; one on macroeconomics; one on managerial economics; and one on finding data to run a business.","bu_profile_image_url":"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/ZagorskyJay.jpg","position":["Clinical Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law"],"education":["PhD, Boston University, 1992","MA, Boston University, 1987","BA, Brandeis University, 1983"],"publications":["Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"Halloween creeps up earlier every year. Here\u2019s why\", <i>FastCompany<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"NY AG Letitia James charged with mortgage fraud \u2013 a crime seldom prosecuted and rarely resulting in prison\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"How to outsmart AI-driven pricing\", <i>FastCompany<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"For Trump\u2019s \u2018no taxes on tips,\u2019 the devil is in the details\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2025). \"Is Capitalism Falling Out Of Favor? New AI-Driven Research From BU\u2019s Mehrotra Institute Says Not So Fast\", <i>Poets & Quants<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"More than just chips: Chinese threats and Trump tariffs could disrupt lots of \u2018made in Taiwan\u2019 imports\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"Public safety power shutoffs are ramping up. Here\u2019s how to be prepared\", <i>FastCompany<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"The Power of Cash: Why Using Paper Money is Good for You and Society\", <i>Wiley<\/i> 1-382","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"The Power of Cash\", <i>John Wiley & Sons Inc<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"Analysis: Trump announced he is getting rid of the penny. What are the consequences?\", <i>PBS News Hour<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2025). \"Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out\", <i>The Conversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2025). \"Managerial Economics\", <i>John Wiley & Sons Inc<\/i>","Samuelson, W., Marks, S., Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"Managerial Economics 10th edition\", <i>Wiley<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"Why Halloween spending is up when Americans are financially fragile\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"Why Target and many retailers have stopped accepting personal checks\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"Coins left at airport security checkpoints reignite debate on getting rid of them\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"Statehouses like March Madness and sports gambling because they have a fiscal problem\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"This tax loophole explains why airlines charge so much for checked bags\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"Fireworks sales in the U.S. are down due to the pandemic and inflation\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"How Valentine\u2019s Day roses became a booming business\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.Com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2024). \"What does it mean to be 'unbanked'\", <i>FastCompany & TheConversation.com<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Karaca, H. (2023). \"Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules \u2013 here\u2019s why they keep doing it\", <i>CNN<\/i>","Abouchalache, P., Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry\", <i>Scientific American<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"Scrapping the state\u2019s liquor license law makes economic sense\", ","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"Scrapping the state\u2019s liquor license law makes economic sense\", <i>Commonwealth Beacon<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"What today\u2019s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). How Did the Great Resignation Impact Government Jobs?.\"Pivoting Government through Digital Transformation\", <i>Taylor - Francis<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"New data reveal US space economy\u2019s output is shrinking \u2013 an economist explains in 3 charts\", <i>FastCompany<\/i>","Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"What Do We Know About Loyalty Programs?\", <i>Insights: Consumer Neuroscience in Business<\/i> (41),  4-6","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"Prom price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper \u2013 even at a time of high inflation\", <i>Fortune Magazine<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"I tried to pay my taxes in cash \u2013 here\u2019s what happened, and why the IRS should make it easier to do so\", <i>Fortune Magazine<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2023). \"Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning \u2013 with no end in sight\", <i>Fortune Magazine<\/i>","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\", <i>Fortune<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"Buying gifts? Why \u2018buy now, pay later\u2019 could be a dangerous option for many holiday shoppers\", <i>Marketwatch<\/i>","Karaca, H., Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"Book today with Frequent Flier miles for best Thanksgiving deal: Economists\", <i>New York Post<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"How winning record $2 billion Powerball jackpot could still lead to bankruptcy\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"Why bank robbing has gone out of style\", <i>New York Post<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"How can Apple hold the line on iPhone prices amid soaring inflation?\", <i>Marketwatch<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"Back to school:  Here's where inflation is hitting the hardest\", <i>MarketWatch<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"Federal gas tax holiday: Biden says it will provide \u2018a little bit of relief\u2019 \u2013 but experts say even that may be a stretch\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"Yes, fireworks prices are skyrocketing, but there should be plenty of bottle rockets and sparklers\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2022). \"The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it\u2019s not so great\", <i>FastCompany<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2021). \"El Salvador is making bitcoin \u2018legal tender\u2019 \u2014 but don\u2019t expect the dollar to disappear there\", <i>MarketWatch<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2021). \"COVID-19 recession: One of America\u2019s deepest downturns was also its shortest after bailout-driven bounceback\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2021). \"Created 130+ Online videos for Questrom OMBA program\", ","Samuelson, W., Marks, S., Zagorsky, J. (2021). \"Managerial Economics\", <i>John Wiley & Sons Inc<\/i>","Crandall, R., Zagorsky, J., Rockenbach, A., Mayhew, M. (2021). \"First-Year LGBQ+ Students in Higher Education: Who Are They and Where Do They Enroll?\", <i>Journal of College Student Development<\/i>, <i>62<\/i> (4),  499-504","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"What Congress got wrong about calculating the unemployment insurance benefit\", <i>CNN<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2020). \"Who drinks soda pop? Economic status and adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.\", <i>Econ Hum Biol<\/i>, <i>38<\/i> 100888-","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"The case for keeping coins around in the United States\", <i>CNN<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest \u2013 which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?\", <i>TheConversation & Popular Science<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"The flowers you buy your mom for Mother\u2019s Day may be tied to the US war on drugs\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"Coronavirus unemployment at nearly 15% is still shy of the record high reached during the Great Depression\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"How high will unemployment go? During the Great Depression, 1 in 4 Americans were out of work\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"There's plenty of toilet paper - so why are people hoarding it?\", <i>TheConversation.com; Business Insider; Snopes; Channel News Asia<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"Coronavirus: A simple way to keep workers - and the economy - from getting sick\", <i>TheConversation.com & Marketwatch<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2020). \"How Prohibition changed the way Americans drink, 100 years ago\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Why are so few people born on Christmas Day, New Year's and other holidays?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"How to pick the \"right\" amount to spend on holiday gifts - according to an economist\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America's out-of-control consumerism\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Wall Street is ignoring the omens of recession - here's why\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world's longest flight\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"'Avengers: Endgame' is nowhere near the worldwide box office record - here's why\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Thanks, 'Avengers: Endgame,' for reminding us why inflation matters\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Facebook claims Libra offers economic empowerment to billions - an economist is skeptical\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"No, Americans shouldn't fear traveling abroad\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"A country can never be too rich, too beautiful or too full of people\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Is doing your taxes making you crazy? Here's why it shouldn't\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Rise and fall of the landline: 143 years of telephones becoming more accessible - and smart\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"How electric cars could make America's crumbling roads even worse\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Les fonctionnaires americains se serrent la ceinture pendant que Trump offre des hamburgers\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2019). \"Federal workers begin to feel pain of shutdown as 800,000 lose their paychecks\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2018). \"You can probably eat more Christmas cookies than you think - just take a look at the calorie guidelines\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"An economist talks turkey: 5 facts about Thanksgiving pricing\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Trump's tariffs don't apply to American flag imports from China - but they should\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Got the winning lottery ticket? An economist explains what to do with all that money\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"How winning $1.54 billion in Mega Millions could still lead to bankruptcy\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Why the unemployment rate will never get to zero percent - but it could still go a lot lower\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Smith, P., Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"\u201cDo I look fat?\u201d Self-perceived body weight and labor market outcomes\", <i>Economics & Human Biology<\/i>, <i>30<\/i> 48-58","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"\u00bfQuiere ahorrar en sus viajes? Piense como un economista\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Save money when traveling abroad by thinking like an economist\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"The Curse of Cash, by Kenneth S. Rogoff (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2016).\", <i>Economic Record<\/i>, <i>94<\/i> 342-343","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"I'm an economist riding a bike across America, defying what the data says about cycling's safety\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Does thinking you look fat affect how much money you earn?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries - and other 4th of July facts\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Market for illegal sports betting in US is not really a $150 billion business\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"What is full employment? An economist explains the latest jobs data\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Should you insure that trip or TV? Here's what an economist would do\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"How to deal with life's risks more rationally\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"What is March Madness - and the nonprofit that manages the mayhem?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Why the global stock market crash doesn't really matter\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Mayhew, M., Rockenbach, A., Selznick, B. (2018). \"Does college turn people into liberals?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2018). \"Macron's pledge to wipe out coal is just as meaningless as Trump's plan to revive it\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Naughty or nice: Is there a financial reward for acting ethically?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"GOP plan to tax college endowments like Yale's and Harvard's would be neither fair nor effective\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2017). \"The association between socioeconomic status and adult fast-food consumption in the U.S.\", <i>Economics & Human Biology<\/i>, <i>27<\/i> 12-25","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Why Puerto Rico doesn't count to the US government\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"In defense of cash: why we should bring back the $500 note and other big bills\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Economist who helped behavioral nudges go mainstream wins Nobel\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"The penny may be worthless, but let's keep it anyway\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Thinking like an economist can make your next trip abroad cheaper\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"How Trump's nominee for the Fed could turn central banking on its head\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"America's dangerous love for pyrotechnics: 4 facts about fireworks\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2017). \"Do poor people eat more junk food than wealthier Americans?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Census director's resignation could affect control of Congress after 2020\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Would Trump's tax cut be the biggest ever? Fat chance\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"How workers - not companies - are bearing the growing burden of government\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Why higher interest rates should make you happy\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Divergent Trends in US Maternity and Paternity Leave, 1994\u20132015\", <i>American Journal of Public Health<\/i>, <i>107<\/i> 460-465","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Does it matter if Trump doesn't like economists?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Why Wall Street's Dow 20,000 is totally meaningless\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2017). \"Ethical behaviors and wealth: Generation Y\u2019s experience\", <i>Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning<\/i>, <i>28<\/i> 181-195","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"How to get ready for the economic recession coming in 2017\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Have reports of Black Friday's death been greatly exaggerated?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Why does the price of turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"What Donald Trump's surprise victory means for the economy and business\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"How to get the most candy on Halloween (without resorting to extortion)\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Why is taking photographs banned in many museums and historic places?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Eager for some good economic news? New census report has you covered\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Trump's economics speech: seeking conservative cred and kissing babies\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"If cash is king, how can stores refuse to take your dollars?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Will Cleveland get an economic boost from Trump's GOP coronation?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Brexit backers claim U.K. is drowning in EU regulations - are Americans underwater too?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Weak jobs report shows we need a president with a plan, but it's too soon to panic\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Why are fewer people getting married?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"What is Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's real crime?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2016). \"Does Asthma Impair Wealth Accumulation or Does Wealth Protect Against Asthma?*\", <i>Social Science Quarterly<\/i>, <i>97<\/i> 1070-1081","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Could gambling be the secret to saving when rates are so low?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"From Panama papers to Brazilian bribes: why corruption is so costly\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Are blondes actually dumb?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Cohen, J. (2016). \"U.S. is a land of plenty, so why do millions of Americans still go hungry?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Will Republican tax plans make America great again?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"How do we know the Zika virus will cost the world $3.5 billion?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"How do we know if we're in a global recession?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Odds are $1.5 billion Powerball winner will end up bankrupt\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Outlook for 2016: middle-class woes, hopeful on wages, the fear factor\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2016). \"Are blondes really dumb?\", <i>Economics Bulletin<\/i>, <i>36<\/i> 401-410","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Latest Star Wars film may be biggest movie of all time - just not at the box office\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Fed interest rate hike may have less of an impact than you think\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Explainer: why does the price for turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). Wealth and Weight. In Inas R, Kelly., John, Komlos. (Eds.), \"Wealth and Weight\", <i>Oxford University Press<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Why Google's plan to blanket wilderness with Wi-Fi is a bad idea\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Plain cigarette packaging: healthier citizens, sicker state finances?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Koppel, A. (2015). \"L'impact economique du paquet de cigarettes neutre\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J., Koppel, A. (2015). \"Uber et Frederic Bastiat\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"The tale of Uber and a 19th-century French economist\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Explainer: why stocks fall when the Fed considers raising interest rates\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Are we overscheduling our kids from the moment they're born? The real 'labor' economics\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Three reasons why most of us shouldn't worry about the global stock market meltdown\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"What do zombies, pandemics and the price of eggs have in common?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Why you shouldn't fear your finances (you're probably richer than you think)\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Is it time to ban all individuals from shooting off fireworks?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"A cautionary tale of what happens when a country like Greece closes its banks\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Jeb Bush promises 4% growth. Could 'President Bush III' deliver?\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Past minimum wage gains make LA's $6 hike appear rather puny\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"OMG! Proms are actually getting cheaper compared with the price of everything else\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Why the NFL and other professional sports don't deserve nonprofit status\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Why most of us procrastinate in filing our taxes - and why it doesn't make any sense\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Hard evidence: why pump prices haven't fallen as fast as oil has\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Cops may feel biggest impact from driverless car revolution\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2015). \"Why we should get rid of tipping\", <i>TheConversation<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2013). \"Do People Save or Spend Their Inheritances? Understanding What Happens to Inherited Wealth\", <i>Journal of Family and Economic Issues<\/i>, <i>34<\/i> 64-76","Zagorsky, J. (2012). \"Business Macroeconomics\", ","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2011). \"The Freshman 15: A Critical Time for Obesity Intervention or Media Myth?\", <i>Social Science Quarterly<\/i>","Zagorsky, J. (2010). Native Americans' wealth. In Ngina, Chiteji., Jessica, Nembhard. (Eds.), \"Wealth Accumulation in Communities of Color in the United States\", <i>University Michigan Press<\/i> 133-154","Zagorsky, J., Smith, P. (2009). \"Does the U.S. Food Stamp Program contribute to adult weight gain?\", <i>Economics & Human Biology<\/i>, <i>7<\/i> 246-258","Marks, S., Samuelson, W. (2009). \"Managerial Economics\", <i>John Wiley & Sons Inc<\/i>","Galizzi, M., Zagorsky, J. (2009). \"How do on-the-job injuries and illnesses impact wealth?\", <i>Labour Economics<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> 26-36","Zagorsky, J., Rhoton, P. (2008). \"The Effects of Promised Monetary Incentives on Attrition in a Long-Term Panel Survey\", <i>Public Opinion Quarterly<\/i>, <i>72<\/i> 502-513","Zagorsky, J. (2007). \"Do you have to be smart to be rich? The impact of IQ on wealth, income and financial distress\", <i>Intelligence<\/i>, <i>35<\/i> 489-501","Zagorsky, J. (2005). \"Marriage and divorce's impact on wealth\", <i>Journal of Sociology<\/i>, <i>41<\/i> 406-424","Zagorsky, J. (2005). \"Health and wealth\", <i>Economics & Human Biology<\/i>, <i>3<\/i> 296-313","Zagorsky, J. (2005). \"How Families Really Manage Their Wealth\", <i>Wealth Management<\/i>, <i>8<\/i> 11-18","Zagorsky, J. (2004). \"The wealth effects of smoking\", <i>Tobacco Control<\/i>, <i>13<\/i> 370-374","Zagorsky, J. (2004). \"Does Smoking Harm Wealth As Much As Health?\", <i>Consumer Interests Annual<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> 108-116","Zagorsky, J. (2004). \"Is Obesity as Dangerous to Your Wealth as to Your Health?\", <i>Research on Aging: an international bimonthly journal<\/i>, <i>26<\/i> 130-152","Zagorsky, J. (2004). \"Measuring poverty using both income and wealth\", <i>Journal of Income Distribution<\/i>, <i>13<\/i> 22-40","Zagorsky, J. (2003). \"Husbands\u2019 and wives\u2019 view of the family finances\", <i>Journal of Socio-Economics<\/i>, <i>32<\/i> 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?\", <i>Journal of Human Resources<\/i>, <i>36<\/i> 253-273","Zagorsky, J. (2000). \"Do individuals know how much they are worth?\", <i>Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning<\/i>, <i>11<\/i> 13-27","Zagorsky, J. (1999). \"Health and the Working Poor\", <i>Eastern Economic Journal<\/i>, <i>25<\/i> (2),  169-189","Zagorsky, J. 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