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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from birth dates to speedy deliveries and melons.
Continuing our May 2026 e-links, I recommend a capitivating podcast that takes an optimistic and realistic look at our 250 years
What we pay for an espresso is so much more than a number when we look at the five coffee stories that created the price.
Shown by the most popular baby names in 2025, new parents use a name to trumpet a message about their offspring.
By creating new reference points, online retailers changed the definition of a speedy delivery during the past 25 years.
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.