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With SWIFT instantly becoming famous, we've taken a look at a heist and its history to demonstrate what it does.
We wind up with a plastics plight because the many wonderful attributes of plastic make it tough to avoid and tough to discard.
When we look at IKEA's selling strategies, we can see meatballs and chairs or the principles of demand in action.
Looking at generational spending, we can see our age-related expenses and also how inflation will affect the different groups.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from used car prices to Europe's energy crisis.
Our February 2022 e-links continue with a movie that combines sports, economics, and family but mostly, it is a really good story.
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.