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Continuing with our August e-links, I've added to my past recommendation of "The Gilded Age" with a classic book.
With average global temperatures rising, naming heat waves can create the incentives that encourage appropriate fiscal policies.
While the tooth fairy is spending less, for almost everything else, the cost of raising a child has gone up.
As one reason for global warming, methane emissions from cow burps can be explained by the tragedy of the commons.
When we look at the long list of countries that grow, process, roast, and brew coffee beans, we see the complicated impact of tariffs.
Politically painful, the quest for Greece's accurate economic statistics had unusual results for its government statisticians.
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.