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Although McDonald's is at the top of every list for fast food competition, it is not necessarily ranked number one.
Especially with higher interest rates, and spending from the Trump and Biden administrations, the U.S. debt is at worrisome levels.
Looking at Olympic ranking criteria, we always focus on the gold medal winners but there are lots of other possibilities.
With the International Olympic Committee having announced gold medalist compensation, we can ask who ahould be paid.
Images from the Olympic medal ceremony show silver medal sadness while the gold and bronze winners are happy.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from boarding airplanes to livable cities.
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.