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Continuing with our March e-links, today I suggest a firsthand look at where we've wound up with Social Security.
Whether looking at countries, cartoons, or corporations, we see the an egregiously inadequate number of women leaders.
Following the path of pay transparency around the world, we see a slew of different policies and some unexpected results.
China's debt exposure has grown with its Belt and Road Initiative becoming a massive loan rescue operation.
We can use the economics of Crocs to understand why so many of us are willing and able to purchase an aesthetically questionable shoe.
Whether looking at 1990s sitcomes or you and me, we can see the impact that rising rents have had on housing markets.
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.