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Looking at national security during the last decade, we can see why the U.S. economy has been creeping toward command.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from candy corn to conspicuous consumption.
Continuing with our October e-links, I wanted to share a website I just discovered that compiles global new media.
Calculating Social Security COLAS, the Social Security Administration could be under-estimating changes in senior spending.
Displaying our mistaken definition and contradictory conclusions, we should take a look at recent surveys about socialism.
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.