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Working mothers have changed the amount of time they spend on the job, and also on household chores, caring for children, sleeping, and leisure.
The six facts that illustrate our global energy consumption take us to the countries, the growth rates, and the types of energy..
Although fast-food consumption has been connected to income, recent research indicates the correlation is not what we expect.
If we want our Legos to match, attach, and detach, we might have to wait awhile for them to develop the appropriate bio-based plastic.
Somewhat invisible, time determines whether central bankers and legislators have the accurate statistics that they need for economic policy.
The success of a decision to use Waze, Google Maps, and other mapping apps to avoid traffic can depend on outsmarting the prisoner's dilemma.
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.