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New Chicago Fed head Austan Goolsbee and a U. of Chicago colleague try to solve the mystery of lagging construction industry productivity.
While the conventional wisdom says that the world is fragmenting, it is likely that there is much less deglobalization than we think.
The closer we look at online dating markets, the more we see differences in the firms, the users, and the attitudes.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from female filmmakers to new Nigerian money.
Starting our February e-links, I recommend a New York Public Library talk on YouTube from two literary legends.
Complicated by centuries of obligations, and conflicts between cities and farmers, Colorado River problems are tough to solve.
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.