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October 9, 2022
October 8, 2022
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from huge monuments to expensive baseballs.
October 7, 2022
Our October e-links begin with my annual recommendation to vote for your favorite fat bear during Fat Bear Week.
October 7, 2022
No longer waiting for electronics device makers to voluntarily create standardized chargers, the EU Parliament proceeded with a mandate.
October 6, 2022
October 5, 2022
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.