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Like corporations, countries engage in branding when they change their name or try to influence what the world thinks about them and their products.
Hearing it directly from a soybean farmer, we can learn the impact of China's retaliatory tariff on U.S. farmers and of U.S. subsidies.
Starting with a woman's work productivity and then moving to U.S. productivity, we can see that even temperature makes a difference.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from plastic bag ban surprises to baseball card prices.
About more than money, our currency images of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill relate to gender, race, and our expectations.
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.