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Wondering why plunging unemployment and sustained economic growth have not lifted our spirits, we need just look at the Misery Index.
Looking at the combination of luxury and defense, we can see why the new Air Force One presidential jets are an expensive purchase.
With our landfills filling, California's SB 1383 has taken a huge leap toward encouraging 39 million people to recycle their organic waste.
Looking at wartime zoos, we see how animals are comforted, supplies are stocked, and staff fights the war by remaining.
Reading the 2022 World Happiness Report, I wonder whether its six variables are what we should use to rank happy countries.
Since 1980, the convergence of New York City subway fares and pizza slice prices was a predictable phenomenon called the pizza principle.
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.