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Recalling the Misery Index and concerns about inflation, we can ask whether economists believe that inflation or unemployment make us sadder.
Looking at the history of British coins, we see a tradition that mandates the direction in which the image of the monarch faces.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Europe's drought to shrinkflation.
For our September e-links, we continue with a suggestion for reading and hearing more about Europe from a think tank with plenty of insight.
Obscuring the impact of inflation on products that range from cat food to coffee, shrinkflation has spread.
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.