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Swinging from hyperinflation to deflation, the value of Zimbabwe currency has created uncertainty for more than a decade.
By looking at counties with more opioid prescriptions, we can understand one reason that labor force participation rates are declining.
With Silicon Valley being called a massive ATM, researchers looked at the opinions of elite technology entrepreneurs to see their political influence.
We can ask why our lottery ticket spending has been $70 billion annually when we have such an infinitesimal chance of winning.
Including celery and pineapples, past and present culinary status symbols are examples of foods preferred by an elite group.
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.