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Although beard and window taxation were in different countries for different reasons, both relate to Willie Sutton and where the money is.
On the surface, rescheduling the Tokyo Olympics could sound manageable but looking at ticket refunds reveals the gargantuan costs.
Comparing consumer spending for higher and low income households, we might be surprised by which ones rebounded sooner.
Different and yet similar, producers are facing a slew of supply shortages whose causes range from the pandemic to the weather.
It is possible that bank runs during the early 1930s can explain the gasoline shortages created by the Colonial Pipeline hacking.
Accidentally inventing the Post-it Note, two scientists and one large corporation demonstrated where an innovation can take us.
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.