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As recorded music formats repeatedly changed during the past 50 years, we saw the progress that creative destruction can create.
Moving from big banking collapse facts, we need the smaller ones to complete the picture of where we have been and where we might go.
Looking at continuing March Madness gender inequity, we see how patriarchal systems make it difficult to change.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from avoiding sandwiches to preferring crypto.
Continuing with our March e-links, this week we recommend a Goldman Sachs podcast discussion about banking that is superbly enlightening.
More than food, a sandwich can take us to the obesity economics that explain why parts of the world eat too much.
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.