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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Champagne and paper towel production to costly disasters.
For our August e-links, I recommend two very different but equally riveting podcasts, a great book, and a surprisingly useful group of Census visuals.
Looking at the economic impact of past costly disasters can help us develop policies that target where and how Covid-19 will affect us.
As much as university and college shutdowns affect schools and students, they can also have a devastating impact on local towns and cities.
Responding to Apple's four to one stock split, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will change so it can reflect the U.S. economy more accurately.
With champagne sales plunging because of pandemic lockdowns, growers and Houses like LVMH are behaving somewhat like OPEC.
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.