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The recycling revenue that municipalities were receiving was shrinking and now, with some mystery surrounding cardboard, it's getting worse.
About much more than just a burger, the Big Mac Index can help us compare purchasing power and the GDP in different countries.
Hearing about a multi-trillion dollar stimulus package, we should also know six handy facts about what will happen to the federal debt.
A Consumer Price Index (CPI) that went up by just .6 percent during the past year hides a much larger increase in some grocery prices.
Seemingly clear, "Made in America" becomes much more complex when we define it and look at its impact on taxpayers, consumers, and workers.
Because of productivity gains from Covid-19 pool testing, the Michigan State University's 67,000 students can return to school more safely.
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.