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For their annual July fourth competitive eating contest, again Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo gobbled a massive number of hot dogs in 10 minutes.
After 1776, because of Alexander Hamilton's development plan, the United States also achieved economic independence.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from World Cup tickets to Social Security.
Starting July with our first e-link, we recommend a BBC podcast that will tell about the many sides of El Niño.
We can look at a car seat, a piston, and a capacitor to see why we need to preserve North American free trade.
Looking at recently published global wealth reports, we can see how and where the world's wealth is concentrated.
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.