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While we can cite a long list of reasons that sports team prices are in the stratosphere, just one stands out.
With Black Friday behind us and a slew of shopping days ahead, we can be even more wary about how a price with 99 cents affects us.
Because of competition between Sam's Club and Costco, shoppers can fight the war against inflation with a hot dog and soda combo.
Before anyone heard of sustainability, decades ago, a popular band helped to make EVs a part of Norway's culture.
As an unusual economic indicator, an uptick in lipstick sales can signal a downturn in the economy because it is a cheap luxury.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from global equality to what college grads earn.
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.