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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from husbands' spending to ethical AVs.
With April 15 having just passed, continuing these April e-links, I recommend a podcast and book about how the affluent sidestep taxation.
For self-driving cars to become normal, we will need to build an infrastruce that welcomes them and also solve the trolley problem.
When the Covid pandemic increased how much we work from home, it also changed how many of us shop for groceries.
Describing three gloomy scenarios that are fueled by petrol prices, the IMF's World Economic Outlook projects an uncertain future.
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.