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Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from burritos to babies.
Continuing our September e-links, this week we recommend an article about the 19th century adventurer whose Yap visit became economic legend.
Easy to ignore because it is somewhat invisible, our sand demand has grown to unsustainable and worrisome levels.
Looking at urban fertility, we see that most large U.S. cities are experiencing a decline the number of births.
More than an affordability example, the $20 burrito's tinfoil wrapper, tomatoes, avocado, and beef provide an international trade lesson.
When Starbucks tweaks the formula of its drinks, it might keep the New Coke fiasco in mind to see how innovation backfired.
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.