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November 1, 2017
October 31, 2017
Although there is no such thing as a free reward, consumers rarely consider the rewards programs costs that they wind up paying.
October 30, 2017
By showing illuminated areas of the world, nighttime satellite images can tell economic stories that relate to growth and contraction.
October 29, 2017
October 28, 2017
Connecting economics, current events and history, our Weekly Economic News Roundup includes tortoise metrics, pumpkin slingshot prices, and cheese worries.
October 27, 2017
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.