econlifeeconlifeeconlifeeconlife
  • ABOUT
  • ECONOMIC IDEAS
    • Behavioral Economics
    • Business
    • Demand and Supply
    • Economic Growth
    • Economic Systems
    • Entitlements
    • Human Capital
    • Money and Banking
    • Productivity
    • Scarcity
    • Taxes and Spending
    • The Market System
    • Trade & Comparative Advantage
    • Tradeoffs
  • ECONOMIC THINKERS
    • Adam Smith
    • Alfred Marshall
    • Daniel Kahneman
    • David Ricardo
    • Friedrich Hayek
    • Gary Becker
    • John Maynard Keynes
    • John Stuart Mill
    • Joseph Schumpeter
    • Karl Marx
    • Milton Friedman
    • Thomas Malthus
    • Thorstein Veblen
  • ECONOMIC HISTORY
    • Business Cycles
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Industry
    • Transportation
  • WHAT’S TRENDING
    • Airline Industry
    • Competition
    • Developing Economies
    • Education
    • Entertainment
    • Environment
    • European Union
    • Food
    • Food and Drink
    • Food and Entertainment
    • Gender Issues
    • Healthcare
    • Immigration
    • Income Inequality
    • Income Transparency
    • Innovation
    • International Trade
    • Norway
    • Perspectives
    • Presidential Economics
    • Presidential Election
    • Sports
    • Technology
    • Weekly Roundup
✕
April 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and invading ride-share markets
April 9, 2018
The 5 Stars That People Get (And Don’t Deserve)

There are some good reasons that most of us are contributing to a reputation inflation that diminishes the meaning of an Uber driver rating score.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 8, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and stock markets and peace
April 8, 2018
How Stock Markets Create Peace

Looking at voting preferences, researchers uncovered a surprising change in attitudes about Israeli/Palestinian conflict resolution from new investors.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 7, 2018
economic news roundup
April 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From New Shoppers to Old Job Titles

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from wine tariffs and grocery shoppers to the importance of gender neutrality.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and invading ride-share markets
April 6, 2018
Why Uber and Best Buy Care About Your Customer Score More Than You Think

About much more than the buyer, a customer score helps ride providers like Uber and retailers like Best Buy use their resources more effectively.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine tariffs
April 5, 2018
Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked

While facts about China's wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 4, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender neutral job titles
April 4, 2018
The Job Titles That Should Be Gender Neutral

Recognizing the importance of becoming gender neutral, groups that range from Nantucket's Selectmen to the U.S. Marines are changing job titles.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 3, 2018
new grocery shopper
April 3, 2018
An Almost New Grocery Shopper

Not as devastating as the retail changes at the mall, the supermarket grocery shopper is also switching to new buying habits.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 2, 2018
small inventions
April 2, 2018
Where to Find an Inventor

To fuel the innovation that jumpstarts economic growth, researchers have figured out less traditional ways that will encourage more people to become inventors.

Do you like it?
Read more
April 1, 2018
measuring happiness
April 1, 2018
Will Money Bring You Happiness?

Looking at our day-to-day emotions and our life evaluation, recent studies give us some answers about whether money brings happiness.

Do you like it?
Read more
Load more

CATEGORIES

CATEGORIES
  • Adam Smith
  • Airline Industry
  • Alfred Marshall
  • Ask Alexa
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Business
  • Business Cycles
  • Competition
  • cost and benefit
  • Daniel Kahneman
  • David Ricardo
  • Demand and Supply
  • Demand, Supply, and Markets
  • Developing Economies
  • Development
  • e-links
  • Economic Growth
  • Economic History
  • Economic Ideas
  • economic systems
  • Economic Thinkers
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • entitlements
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • Finance
  • Financial Markets
  • Fiscal policy
  • Food
  • Food and Drink
  • Food and Entertainment
  • Friedrich Hayek
  • Gary Becker
  • Gender Issues
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Households
  • human capital
  • Immigration
  • Income Inequality
  • Income Transparency
  • Industry
  • Innovation
  • International Trade
  • John Maynard Keynes
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Joseph Schumpeter
  • Just Ask Jenna
  • Karl Marx
  • Labor
  • Learn
  • Macroeconomic Measurement
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Milton Friedman
  • Minimum Wage
  • Monetary Policy
  • Money and Banking
  • Norway
  • Perspectives
  • Presidential Economics
  • Presidential Election
  • Prices
  • productivity
  • Quizzes
  • Regulatory Policy
  • Scarcity
  • Sports
  • Taxes and Spending
  • Technology
  • The Market System
  • Thomas Malthus
  • Thorstein Veblen
  • Trade & Comparative Advantage
  • tradeoffs
  • Transportation
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Weekly Roundup
  • What's Trending
econlife
Please send your questions, comments, suggestions, and any stories that connect economics with everyday life to elaine@econlife.com.

Latest Posts

Learn

Just Ask Jenna

Glossary

Contact 
©2026. Econlife. All rights reserved.