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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from cocoa cartels to popcorn preferences and color competition.
In our Friday e-links for January 2020, I recommend two podcasts that I've especially enjoyed: one on a unique NHL All Star and another on choice fatigue.
More than something we just see, the power of color relates to our taste, global trends, our moods, and how firms compete.
To measure world trade activity and the health of the global economy, we just need to look at a rather obscure index that tells us some everyday facts.
Hershey kisses and COPEC might be like petroleum and OPEC if the Ivory Coast and Ghana are able to elevate cocoa bean prices.
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.