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Finding out what we eat, what we waste, and what we spend on our food can depend on the decade we look at and when we were born.
Tempted by thousands of hours of digital distractions, at home and at work, we diminish our creativity, our productivity, and our self-satisfaction.
To determine the disaster cost of weather and climate events, the U.S. government has to decide what to include and how to assess the value.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from banana extinction to North Korean Choco Pies.
Friday's e-links: Focusing on a monumental scientific breakthrough, Malcolm Gladwell produced a memorable podcast in "The Obscure Virus Club."
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.