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With the Social Security Administration having just published its most popular baby names list, we can ask what a name signals.
Describing Saudi Arabia's plan for Neom, we can look back at tall building construction and ask if it signals stages in the business cycle.
While shopping in a store, consumers are unaware of the marketing techniques that create a neurological reaction.
It is possible that the spread of congestion pricing to places like Manhattan signals less of a municipal love for cars.
As a strategy used by airlines after deregulation, hub and spoke also offers potential for e-commerce deliveries in NYC.
Looking at household wealth, we would be surprised by the generational group whose asset values have soared.
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.