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When it announced its $13 billion deal for E*Trade, Morgan Stanley reminded us of the reason it was created during the 1930s.
When companies replace single use cups with mugs and glasses, the employee response has been somewhat like our use of gym memberships.
Looking at Scandinavian taxes, we can see the tradeoffs that government provided healthcare, university tuition, parental leave, and elder care require.
Seeing where the rule of law is stronger can tell us why certain nations have more economic development and others sink under the weight of corruption.
Rather than gouging or profiteering, higher prices are best described as the incentives we need to boost the world's face mask supply.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a president's economic power to the coronavirus and garlic.
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.