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Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from world debt and national debt to a new Frappuccino recipe.
Usually associated with jobs, now the outsourcing that relates to carbon emissions embedded in globally traded goods will be limited by California.
Through just six facts about the U.S. debt, we can get a pretty good picture of what it is, who funds it, and where it might go.
With the U.S. an increasingly large contributor and an example of "debt creep," world debt is dominated by five countries.
Hoping to expand the Nutella supply chain with new producers of hazelnuts in Canada and even New Jersey, Ferrero is supporting hybrid seed research.
Comparing the U.S. workweek with South Korea and five European nations reveals how much we do at night and during the weekend.
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.