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Illustrated by a tooth whitening case at the U.S. Supreme Court and new research from Northwestern, the spread of occupational licensing could need further evaluation.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from the impact of almonds and labor union free riders to laissez-faire nations.
While businesses will enjoy spending from aging populations, communities are concerned with supporting an older demographic.
With union membership declining, organized labor is worried about a Supreme Court decision on who has to pay an agency/fair share fee.
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.