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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Broadways shows to building roads.
Our November 26 e-links continue with a captivating podcast about the rebel thinkers that help and inspire us by breaking the rules.
Trying to understand the gender pay gap, researchers correlated college majors, occupational choices, and wages.
Through a Thanksgiving Top Ten list, we can use economic ideas to truly understand our behavior during the holiday.
A basic part of Broadway economics is the "cost disease" that plays "catch" from higher wage industries that benefit from more productivity.
As a national leader in building roundabouts, Carmel, Indiana is increasing road safety and diminishing pollution.
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.