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Much more than an isolated policy decision, a Federal Reserve rate hike affects consumers, businesses, and governments.
As the Iran War creates helium use shortages, utilitarianism can take us to questions about its allocation.
Seeing the tariff retaliation ping ponging between the U.S. and Canada, instead we need to see some of our history of trading with Canada.
Recently changing their mind, economists have long debated just how much gasoline prices affect the amount we purchase.
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.