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Planning for a post pandemic world, the airline industry is figuring out what to do with its jumbo jets although now some have been useful.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, our news roundup ranges from Uber and Santa Claus to the impact of new recording formats.
Instead of spending hours or even days constructing a multi-thousand piece set, many thousnads of people prefer investing in LEGOs.
When we try to figure out the pandemic's economic outlook, we can ask economists which metrics they would select.
Changes in recorded music sales were fueled by new formats that started with vinyl and eventually became streaming.
Affecting workers that range from Santa's elves to Uber drivers, the unintended consequences of California's AB 5 are considerable.
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.