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Although we can say that the environment is priceless, one group in the UK is giving ecosystems price tags that add to their value.
New UN life expectancy projections might not really display what living longer will mean for the most developed nations.
Even from the best ideas, like what container ships did for our transportation infrastructure, we can have unintended consequences.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the Queen's queue to work-from-home.
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.