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Shown by Nigeria's chicken shortage, a country's oil wealth can become a resource curse when it prevents an economy from diversifying.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from inadequate female self-promotion to Baby Boomer houses.
From this month's first e-link of doggy co-op interviews, today, I've gone to the other extreme with a thought provoking talk between two economists.
Hoping to understand differences in the workplace, a recent study looked at whether women tend to engage in less self-promotion than men.
As Baby Boomers decide whether they want to move, downsize, sell or rent, housing markets could see an avalanche of home sales.
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.