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Because more demand for new products could be a warning sign, retailers need to take a close look at who wants what they've just launched.
TBT: Looking at financial bubbles, we could see that stock markets, cupcakes, tulip bulbs, and real estate have a lot in common.
After an economist long ago told us that gift giving adds less to economic activity than the price of the present, a pro-gift giving group disagreed.
A city is getting a good return on its investment when speed cameras improve road safety and other services make residents' life better.
Whether looking at what Santa could be earning or a typical U.S. worker, wage growth is not as high as they would like it to be.
Because of a wonderful orange juice scam in "Trading Places," the Eddie Murphy Rule wound up in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation act.
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.