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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from paying taxes to eating hot dogs.
Different and yet similarly excellent, our July 2021 e-links include an article on Yap money and Bitcoin, and offshore wind turbine podcasts.
Thinking of a Microsoft patent, we can ask if we want AI people with specific personalities that can converse with us.
When U.S.News & World Report is ranking colleges, the numbers misleadingly convey an objectivity that a closer look eliminates.
Because tax systems matter, we can look at tax evasion in the U.K., at IRS problems in the U.S., and at the OECD to see what works.
Asked about the meaning of money, we might be surprised to see a circular chunk of limestone compared to a U.S. dollar bill.
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.