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Even influencing the kind of car we decide to buy, weather economics can have a surprising impact on the decisions we make as consumers.
To understand why avocado prices are soaring, we start with California and Mexico and then end up with Chipotle and the Chinese Middle class.
With the depletion of the Highway Trust Fund, Congress needs to decide if its new funding sources will include a pay-by-the-mile tax that charges EVs.
Whether looking at a Shake Shack experiment, comparing countries, or focusing on education, we can see differences in the average workweek.
Since the official reports of China's economic slowdown have been questioned, we can use nighttime satellite images and some costume jewelry for answers.
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.