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While we can look at India's noisy cities for extreme examples, everywhere, car horns and traffic sounds harm us.
While a chair gripper, inflatable chairs, or a drywall nail are small inventions, their economic impact can be massive.
Looking at hospitals and patients, we can see why healthcare costs are higher in the United States than in our peer nations.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from fast food sandwiches to cushion tariffs.
Continuing with our April e-links, we recommend some lighthearted economic history that includes what we never knew about McDonald's.
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.