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Problems with the debt ceiling connect President Eisenhower's highway spending and President Biden's transportation infrastructure proposals.
Similar to the value of Grumpy Cat before she died, behavioral economists suggest that pricing the environment would give it more worth.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a Dogecoin trademark to cigarette taxes.
Our September 2021 e-links continue with a podcast in which a Uyghur teenager tells about her family's escape from China to the U.S.
Much more than a source of clean clothing, the washing machine is an example of household technology that impacts women and the economy.
Whereas a Dogecoin trademark had initially seemed unnecessary, its developers soon faced big problems without one.
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.