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Whereas many of us ask whether we should switch between daylight saving time and standard time, the question is not quite so simple.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a pricey handbag to the airplane middle seat.
For the first of my March 2020 e-links, I suggest taking a look at a UN 2020 gender norms report that is both encouraging and disturbing.
Although airplane middle seat misery appears only to affect its occupant, widening that seat will be felt felt far beyond the people who sit there.
A recent study provides insight about income inequality by asking if we believe financial success comes from our own effort or the environment.
Six facts can show the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on an Italian economy that is one of the weakest in the Eurozone.
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.