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Evidence from past natural disasters indicate that the coronavirus impact could relate to the birth rate and the divorce rate.
When we describe the duration and the ups and downs of recent recessions, sometimes a letter from the alphabet comes in handy.
In the past, and now, when there is political and economic uncertainty, we've had global demand for U.S. $100 bills increase.
Looking at the ups and downs of bull and bear markets takes us to the past and present Dow Industrial Average and the S&P 500.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the global gender bias and toilet paper to oil facts.
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.