Tag: gift giving

  • Oh, You Shouldn’t Have. And Here’s Why

    Business Week: Oh, You Shouldn't Have. And Here's Why Wharton School economist Joel Waldfogel has built something of a reputation as a Christmas killjoy. Starting with a 1993 article in the American Economic Review ("The Deadweight Loss of Christmas"), he has been rattling the chains of Yuletide gloom. Waldfogel says holiday spending is "a massive…