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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from educating girls to hiding higher prices.
For our May e-links, in this second entry, I recommend the suddenly so very relevant Career & Family by Harvard's Claudia Goldin.
A source of global gender inequality, educating young women would boost the gross domestic product of many nations.
Shown by a Christie's auction this week of an an Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe silkscreen, pricing a painting can be unpredictable.
Our demand for a good or a service or even a pet can be increased or decreased by whether the name is easy or difficult to pronounce.
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.