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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from vaccine economics to low birth rates.
Continuing with our March e-links, I recommend a splendid book that moves the reader between humans and a very intelligent octopus.
To really grasp the impact of the trade disruption in the Red Sea, we need to move from the big numbers to tea.
Looking at the massive expanse of the earth's geologic time scale, scientists are debating how to include recent human activity.
To see the value of a vaccine, we can look at the past, present, and future, and at our health and our economy.
While college degrees tend to boost our income, a closer look reveals details that take us to the major, the school, and the geography.
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.