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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a sports gender pay gap to grade inflation.
Continuing with Friday's e-links, this week, I recommend an article, a book, and a video about octopi (octopuses?).
Considering the upside and downside of eliminating the penny takes us to bigger questions about the composition of our money supply.
Although the US Congress increased male female equality approximately 50 years ago, still the sports gender pay gap remains massive.
Made from a Himalayan shrub, Japanese cash remains popular, even when other countries are becoming increasingly cashless.
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.