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Reading the impact of presidential candidate budget proposals in the Penn Wharton Budget Model, we can eliminate misinformation.
About more than delayed airport construction, the Philippines' sand demand problem reflects a global resource shortage.
Understanding immigration involves knowing if an aging destination nation needs the skills that migrants bring.
Immensely complex, understanding immigration takes us to a massive jigsaw puzzle whose big pieces tell us "why" and "where."
As satellites increasingly display that the earth has higher cities, scientists are concerned with the impact on climate change.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranged from less manufacturing to higher disaster costs.
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.