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To see where energy comes from and where it goes, we can look at a chart with U.S. energy flows or the alternative energy that is described by xkcd.
As business closings multiply, redeploying food from restaurants to supermarket consumers has required changes along the supply chain.
From Dior to GM, when we look at golf, sanitizer, and ventilators, the production changes necessitated by the coronavirus depends on the factory.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from high and low stock markets to pandemics and the birth rate.
Our March 2020 e-links range from a video on London's Great Stink and an article on what we steal from hotel rooms, to a UN gender norms report.
By smelling the economy in New York City, London, and Barcelona, we can answer questions about past and present production.
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.