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Continuing with our January e-links, we recommend a top ten risks list for 2025 that gives more insight about what the new year could bring.
Similar to Brazil, by eliminating daylight saving time, we will surely create a slew of unintended consequences.
Responding to a higher price for a Veblen good, some people astound us when they want to buy more of the item.
Whether looking at its indigenous people or its comparative advantage, Canada's economy reflects a slew of tradeoffs.
How South Korea's unusually low fertility rate relates to an unexpected characteristic of its economic growth.
Disaster spending can take us back to 1930s mortgages and how different U.S. regions have always helped each other.
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.