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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Nigeria's chicken supply and online returns to outer space.
For considerable enjoyment and a good read that you listen to, Tom Hanks's narration of Ann Patchett's "The Dutch House" was superb.
When we hear about a red Tesla with a Starman inside orbiting the sun, we can think of a growing space economy that is adding to the GDP.
A less mentioned source of worker productivity can take us off the job to the recent attempts to diminish the amount of time spent on bathroom breaks.
The massive volume of online clothing returns.takes us to the value of standardized dress sizes and the transactions costs of free shipping.
Because of China's one-child policy, an aging population of grandparents will wind up with fewer young people to take care of them.
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.