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Moving far beyond Heinz Ketchup and Guilden's Mustard, a hot sauce trend has made us a Sriracha and Tabasco nation.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from storm planning to tax distribution.
Continuing with our January e-links, for many smiles and some serious thought, I recommend returning to the greatest sitcoms from the 1970s.
Recently published income distribution data from the CBO lets us see the extent of inequality and the impact of taxes.
Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.
Touching us geographically, personally, and economically, the spending we allocate to our cats has increased considerably.
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.