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May 11, 2019
Connecting economics, current events and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from ransom markets to cauliflower food fights.
May 10, 2019
May 9, 2019
#TBT: Looking at kitchen history on this Throwback Thursday, we can decide what a new kitchen from the 1920s says about us.
May 8, 2019
May 7, 2019
With the political debate gravitating toward socialism and capitalism, today we take a look at six facts that tell us about capitalism in four countries.
May 6, 2019
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.