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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from French bulldogs to North South differences.
Our January 2022 e-links begin with a look at the podcasts, New Yorker articles, and books by Harvard's Jill Lepore.
Six facts about the economics of French bulldogs can explain why they are popular, expensive, and appeal to dognappers.
Because "we treasure what we measure," it is crucial to decide whether you agree with the criteria for choosing the 2021 country of the year.
Traveling around the world, from Belgium to Australia, we see the same North-South differences that divide China's rice and wheat farmers.
Thinking of Alaska's development or conservation tradeoff, we can just imagine fat bears and 180 foot trees.
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.