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Looking at honor systems in stores and for lost wallets, we can see how people respond and where to find the most honesty.
Frequently invisible, the gender inequity we could see in our public policies and product design extends to snow removal and pianos
Whereas the headlines tell us all about the impact of Chinese tariffs on the prices of U.S. goods, there is a hidden side that they have not mentioned.
In NYC and in Nantucket, Massachusetts, drivers respond to different incentives because Manhattan has traffic lights while Nantucket does not.
Hoping to increase its drive-thru speed, McDonald's has begun to use voice recognition technology to compete against other fast food chains.
Connecting economics, current events and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from fast food eaters and Lego research to a world energy update.
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.