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Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.
While the country with the most gold medals typically is called the Olympic winner, the criteria could be different.
A good example or the change in food prices, peanut butter is substantially more expensive than it was durinbg 2020.
With elevated food prices fueling affordability concerns, one standout is beef whose prices are up for a slew of reasons.
While elite Wall Street firms display little regard for employees' sleep time, research connects sleep to productivity.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from figure skating music to a billionaires tax.
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.