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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from women's height bias to the shutdown.
Continuing our September e-links, this week our focus is the difference a mustache can make, especially when it belongs to Inspector Poirot.
Looking at gas station economics now and in the future, we see electric vehicle (EV) chargers as an existential threat.
Looking at gender equality in the U.S. and globally, we see that many of the numbers send a discouraging message.
A seemingly simple phrase, the government shutdown creates a complicated ripple from government agencies to countless individuals.
Prominent in dating apps, women's height bias takes them to a preference for taller men that might not be entirely valid.
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.