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As our May e-links begin, we start with coffee physics and how a college professor used his research to make a better brew.
As one tariff spreads through a whiskey supply chain, it becomes much more than a single tax as it hits hundreds of people and businesses.
Knowing the psychology of the queue, Starbucks's new CEO selected shorter wait times as part of his turnaround initiative.
Knowing the massive number of people that depend on goverrnment spending, we can see why cutting the budget will be tough.
Reflecting pink tariffs, on items that range from jackets to underwear, the average tax rate is higher for men's imports than women's.
As prices continue to rise, firms like Chili's can use the right burger price to lure diners away from McDonald's.
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.