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Told that their least favorite candy might no longer exist, people are panic buying NECCO wafers and Sweethearts because the New England Confectionary Company could shut down.
When cities like San Francisco pass rent control legislation to create affordable housing, they could wind up with unintended consequences.
While the CBO's (Congressional Budget Office) 2018-2028 report presents federal budget projections, the numbers also reflect the tradeoffs and some tough decisions.
There are some good reasons that most of us are contributing to a reputation inflation that diminishes the meaning of an Uber driver rating score.
Looking at voting preferences, researchers uncovered a surprising change in attitudes about Israeli/Palestinian conflict resolution from new investors.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from wine tariffs and grocery shoppers to the importance of gender neutrality.
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.