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Hidden and easily ignored because of our technological excitement about Bitcoin and AI, their resource depletion needs to be recognized.
Seeing the U.S. government create and sell a helium reserve, we can ask if government or the market should allocate crucial commodities.
Looking more closely at statewide rent ceilings, we will see an economic story that could have an unexpected ending.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the cost of a child to ice cream economics.
Concluding our February e-links, I recommend a 99% Invisible podcast series that brings new insight about power from a Robert Caro book.
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.