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Among many, one weapon for fighting inflation is the interest rate increases that central banks around the world are now implementing.
Looking at global inflation rates beyond U.S. borders, we see that the U.S. plight is a problem that varies from country to country.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from gas prices and bear markets to an oil spill.
Our June e-links continue with my suggestion that you take a look at David Sedaris's "Carnival of Snackery" and his New Yorker articles.
In a New York courtroom, defenders of Happy the Asian elephant's animal rights were told if she is a person in the eyes of the law.
Decomposing development, researchers tell us that less road safety can constrain a middle income country's economic growth.
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.