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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the value of an hour to Christmas trees.
My three December e-links range from a great Grisham mystery to a tech podcast series to a fun book on the impact of math glitches.
Lyft can come in handy when economists need to calculate the dollar value of time for us and for government.
These six facts about the superrich reveal where they make their money, whether they keep it, and how it should not be taxed.
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.