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Continuing our May e-links, I recommend a podcast from economist Tim Harford that appears to be about a canal but tells us much more.
For all of us that are concerned with the slow pace of electric vehicle sales, we could blame charging stations.
Observing the hours that working men sleep and engage in leisure activities, we can ask if per capita GDP matters.
Much more than a receptacle for our Amazon orders, our cardboard packages have a surprising economic significance.
With the Social Security Administration having just published its most popular baby names list, we can ask what a name signals.
Hello Everyone-
I’m Elaine.
Having been in the classroom for decades, written three books (and some of a fourth one), I like to think about economics everywhere all the time. Every day, I’ve added a blog to econlife—now it has been almost 14 years and more than 4,000 posts. I am delighted that you are here and hope we can have some economic fun together.