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Whether looking at armrests or reclining rights, seat savers or window shades, airplane etiquette is unclear about what we temporarily "own."
Haunted house economics could make entrepreneurs hesitate when contemplating a new Halloween business venture.
Identifying the best tax codes, the Tax Foundation ranked five major tax variables and a slew of subcategories for 38 OECD countries.
Still very funny after 40 years, "Trading Places" reminds us of the Eddie Murphy Rule and why markets depend on information.
While India's rice export ban was supposed to help domestic consumers, the global impact rippled far beyond one country.
Looking at a century of supermarket history, we would see how, using carts, bar codes, and self checkout they tried to boost what we buy.
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.