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The value of time becomes very real when we decide how much money we are willing to spend to use less of it.
The financial "band-aid" approach of many nations has made the problem of low birth rates especially tough to solve.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from baggage bins to helium balloons.
Initiating our March e-links, we start with two articles that describe how the best philanthropy has a beneficial spillover.
Comparing the new electric vehicle purchases globally, we can see the contrasting role of incentives in Norway and the U.S.

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.










