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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from vaccines and marijuana to the minimum wage.
Two very different podcasts, one of my November e-links is a series of election vignettes while the other is about the outdoors.
From ultra-cold freezers to huge quantities of dry ice, COVID-19 vaccine distribution needs a frigid supply chain.
Traveling around the United States, you would see a minimum wage that varied from state to state and among different cities.
A slew of alternative indicators can be used to check the accuracy of recent Chinese economic growth numbers.
Characterized by an upswing or a plunge, the economies that George Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump inherited were different.
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.