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A behavioral economist can explain why a pricing strategy can become a legend when it relates to a bread making machine.
Sometimes regulatory incentives can have consequences that make a Scotch egg in the U.K. and an Apple iPad in the U.S. similar.
Through focus groups in the U.K. and the U.S., Pew Research tried to identify the many sides of globalization.
Looking at the six traffic changes that relate to the pandemic, we can see their current impact and wonder which ones will last.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from food bank problems to climate change cost.
First among our December e-links and a welcome break from my daily podcasts, "A Time For Mercy" is a great Grisham mystery.
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.