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Looking at 18th century France and 2022, we can see how winning the lottery is not necessarily a low probability event.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from property rights to the metric system.
Continuing with July's e-links, I wanted to share the "Sidedoor" podcast about "Hubble Trouble" as a springboard for looking at the James Web.
When we do not clearly indicate if we are using the metric system or the Imperial System, then we could have catastrophic measuring mixups.
With temperatures rising to new heights during an increasing numbers of days, some cities have appointed officers to oversee heat waves.
Looking closely at the Index of Economic Freedom, we can see where property rights help to boost market activity.
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.