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Continuing with our September e-links, and with ideal diversions from today's turmoil, we recommend a podcast from Outside/In.
When talent allocation shifts in skilled occupations, the impact on per person economic growth can be considerable.
While economics always takes us to the margin, the world of giant vegetables takes us to some sizable surprises.
For wages, hoping accurately to compare "apples to apples," we can go to McDonald's for a McWage and a BMPH (Big Mac Per Hour) Index.
Providing more insight, economists can use the determinants of demand to explain our response to rising food prices.
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.