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About an elephant's trunk and two novels, June 2021's e-links take us to three perfect ways to relax and enjoy some good stories.
Looking at grocery store history, we can identify two huge innovations and ask if robot pickers are a third milestone.
We can get some insight about the June 2021 Federal Reserve decisions when we look at the dot plot that displays what officials forecast.
Because of sneaker technology, the seconds that runners have sliced off the records will continue during this month's Olympic trials.
Knowing that what we see can determine what we believe, the four economic lenses that separate us display why it's tough to agree.
Returning to work, we still have a substantial gender wage gap to diminish although its size depends on the occupation and our expectations.
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.