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Although Jasper, Indiana's garbage ban sounded ideal for the environment, it did have unintended consequences.
A close look at how we identify the world's happiest countries reveals that happiness ranks could be misleading.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from feminist basketball to pricey chocolate.
Continuing with our March e-links, we recommend a podcast that is about a 16-year battle against Argentina.
As March Madness begins, we can keep an eye on Caitlin Clark economics as a phenomenon that can narrow the NCAA gender gap.
As a dessert or snack for singles households, the new Del Monte Honeyglow mini pineapple is about much more than fruit.
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.