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Whenever the discovery, reconstruction, and FEDEx delivery of the Smithsonian's new T. rex is described, the story usually leaves out the fiscal details.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from census economics and trading car seats to counting cats.
While the mission of the DC Cat Count is humane treatment of cats, it is also a cat census that provides a basic economic lesson.
#TBT: Through the amazingly similar prefabricated houses that they both have sold, we can see why Amazon has been called the new Sears, Roebuck.
While electric vehicle subsidies create the incentives to buy more environmentally friendly vehicles, they might be targeting the wrong people.
Spending decisions from national, state and local government, and private businesses, will depend on accurate data from the 2020 decennial census.
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.