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Reflecting a standardized system, the letters from the major ratings agencies that signaled Russia's debt downgrade indicated a speedy plunge.
The trajectory of internet prices in markets that had never before existed is not entirely what we might have expected.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from elephants to gas prices and IKEA.
We begin our March e-links with recommending two related articles that focus on animal treatment and where economic distribution stops.
Extending animal rights, the New York State court system can decide that Happy the elephant is a nonhuman person.
Seeing that barrels of crude oil are increasing expensive, we can ask if and how quickly our gasoline prices will respond.
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.