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Responding to still relevant key issues about hidden payments, 50 years ago, the Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
While 2024's top 100 movies reflect progress for women in film as leads and co-leads, other underrepresented groups report setbacks.
Brutal and potentially wealthy, the Arctic economy deserves more attention from the United States than it has received.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from grocery prices to tariff insight.
Continuing our February e-links, I recommend an excellent novel that can be a pleasant diversion from our everyday obligations.
When shoppers complain about the inflation rate, they are really angry about how grocery prices have gone up.
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.