Jay L. Zagorsky

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  • A chart of prices in the “Prom Index” compared to CPI.Finance

    An economist who’s been tracking ‘prom inflation’ since his daughter went 9 years ago is surprised by what he’s found

    By Jay L. Zagorsky and The Conversation
  • Close-up photo of someone holding and counting American dollar banknotes in her hand.Personal Finance

    One economist went on a long whimsical journey to pay his taxes with cash and prove a point about ‘legal tender’

    By Jay L. Zagorsky and The Conversation
  • Vinyl collectorSuccess

    I’m a business professor who sold my vinyl collection in the mid-1990s. It was uncool—and unwise.

    By Jay L. Zagorsky and The Conversation
  • People sitting at a Starbucks.Personal Finance

    Two business school professors break down the deeper reasons why Starbucks customers were so enraged when the company changed its loyalty program

    By H. Sami Karaca, Jay L. Zagorsky, and others
  • A man walks by a store selling lottery ticketsPersonal Finance

    You could still go bankrupt even if you win the $2 billion Powerball jackpot

    By Jay L. Zagorsky and The Associated Press
  • Christmas Shoppers Inside A Morrisons SupermarketCommentary

    Why Turkeys Are so Cheap Around Thanksgiving

    By Jay L. Zagorsky and Bethany Cianciolo
  • A shopkeeper reaches for a packet of cigarettes in a newsagent in LondonCommentary

    A tobacco crackdown is good, but its costs aren’t

    By Jay L. Zagorsky, Andy Koppel, and others
  • CHINA-ECONOMY-STOCKSCommentary

    3 reasons the global stock market meltdown won’t hurt average Americans

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  • Jeb Bush launches his 2016 presidential campaignCommentary

    Jeb Bush promises 4% growth. If elected U.S. president, can he deliver?

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