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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the gender pay gap to the neon supply.
Our April e-links start with the 17th book in the Maisie Dobbs mystery series that I've just listened to and highly recommend.
Through three charts that together illustrate the global economic outlook, we can use the wisdom of the crowd to predict the future.
Although soft plastic recycling was supermarket chain Tesco's goal, it did not quite work out as they planned.
Whereas a Pew report says that young women's gender pay gap has disappeared in 22 metropolitan areas, the whole story is not quite as good.
Whether looking at a Russian departure or their spread around the world, we see McDonald's globalization as a successful prototype.
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.