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Looking at the life of a Christmas tree from seedling to six footer, we can see why it will cost us approximately $75.
Looking at this year's most popular emojis like Tears of Joy, we can see that small images can become big messages.
With the Whopper celebrating its 64th birthday, we can look back to how burger and grocery prices have changed since 1957.
Covid's impact on factory labor, truck drivers, and packaging supplies has resulted in a New York City cream cheese shortage.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from marijuana taxes to Christmas tree prices.
Our December 2021 e-links begin with The New Bazaar, a new podcast series that shows the many meaningful and interesting sides of economics.
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.