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Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from vaccine betting markets to space station wine.
For April's e-links, we begin with a podcast that tells the story of an unknown portrait that became famous.
By suspending the SAT and ACT, Ivy League colleges diminished transaction costs and made it easier to apply.
A 14 month International Space Station wine test with 12 bottles of Bordeaux will teach us about about global warming.
Choosing car colors is about more than an appearance when we look more closely at resale value, temperature, and theft.
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.