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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from misleading GDPs to global inequality.
Continuing with our August e-links, I recommend a website I've been visiting regularly because of its attractive graphics and analysis.
Through its twice-yearly Big Mac Index, The Economist shows us what we can learn locally and globally from burger economics.
Student loan facts can help us to better understand the Biden administration's decision to provide loan forgiveness with a $10,000 cap.
Sometimes when we look at GDP ups and downs, rather than fluctuations in national wealth, something else is happening.
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.