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Econlife

09.05.2025

How Product History Displays Economic Growth

Looking at product history, we can see how goods and services are tangible signposts that identify economic growth.

Econlife

08.05.2025

How Chicken Economics Got Darker

While chicken economics has focused on the white-meated breast, now, demand and supply are taking us to the dark side.

Econlife

07.05.2025

Why Negotiating Tariffs Take Us To The Prisoners' Dilemma

Whether it's the U.S. and China, the EU, or any other country, negotiating tariffs always involves game theory and the prisoners' dilemma.

Econlife

06.05.2025

Why Chinese Goods Are Tough to Avoid

Doing an inventory of our home, we would see that, because Chinese goods are everywhere, they are tough to avoid.

Econlife

05.05.2025

When Speedy Delivery Became Faster

As behavioral economists, we can use reference points to understand how Amazon changed the meaning of speedy delivery.

Econlife

04.05.2025

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Coffee to Whiskey

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from pink tariffs to Starbucks wait times.

Econlife

03.05.2025

Why the Whiskey Supply Chain Will Shrink

As one tariff spreads through a whiskey supply chain, it becomes much more than a single tax as it hits hundreds of people and businesses.

Econlife

03.05.2025

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links May 2025

As our May e-links begin, we start with coffee physics and how a college professor used his research to make a better brew.

Econlife

02.05.2025

Why Wait Times Will Be Shorter at Starbucks

Knowing the psychology of the queue, Starbucks's new CEO selected shorter wait times as part of his turnaround initiative.

Econlife

01.05.2025

Why Government Spending is Tough to Cut

Knowing the massive number of people that depend on goverrnment spending, we can see why cutting the budget will be tough.

Econlife

30.04.2025

Finding the Pink Tariffs Where Women Pay More

Reflecting pink tariffs, on items that range from jackets to underwear, the average tax rate is higher for men's imports than women's.

Econlife

29.04.2025

Choosing the Right Burger Price

As prices continue to rise, firms like Chili's can use the right burger price to lure diners away from McDonald's.

Econlife

28.04.2025

Why Entrepeneur's Stories Are Necessary

Ice, short term rentals, and online shoes show us how entrepreneurs' stories raise money for seemingly bad business ideas.

Econlife

27.04.2025

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Tariffs to Tourists

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from space travel to bacon and egg sandwiches.

Econlife

26.04.2025

Breakfast Sandwich Price Hikes

More than a meal, an egg, bacon and cheese breakfast sandwich explains why prices have gone up in our economy.

Econlife

26.04.2025

Memorable Articles, Podcats, & Films Elaine's e-links Apr. 2025

Continuing with our April e-links, in a world with more and more boring podcasts, this look at a Mars grabbed me.

Econlife

25.04.2025

How Check Use Is Disappearing

Accelerating the recent trend toward less check use, a Presidential executive order mandates eliminating government checks.

Econlife

24.04.2025

The U.S. China Trade for Goods and Services

Seeing the goods and services, imports and exports, that compose U.S. China trade, we can better understand the targets of a trade war.

Econlife

23.04.2025

How Pepsi's Problems Relate to Tariffs

More than Coca-Cola, new tariffs have added to Pepsi's problems because of its manufacturing facilities in Ireland.

Econlife

22.04.2025

How Tariff Creativity Developed

Whether its X-Men or Snuggies, we will always see examples of tariff creativity when producers try to avoid quotas and taxes.

Econlife

21.04.2025

Where Tourism Demand Has Dropped

While "White Lotus" is propelling Thailand's tourism, in the United States, tourism demand has begun to plunge.

Econlife

20.04.2025

Economic News Roundup: From Champagne to Mocha Mousse

Connecting economics, current ervents, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from AI and honey bees to Canadian tourists.

Econlife

19.04.2025

Why Oil Prices Are Down

Reflecting changes in tourism and trade, fluctuations in oil demand and oil supply have depressed oil prices.

Econlife

19.04.2025

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links April 2025

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want […]

Econlife

18.04.2025

How Fed Independence Could End

Further extending the power of the presidency, Mr. Trump could jeopardize Fed independence and effective monetary policy.

Econlife

17.04.2025

How Champagne Harvests Reflect Climate Change

Looking at the impact of climate change on Champagne harvests, we can see why our grapes might not have the same taste.

Econlife

16.04.2025

How the Color of the Year Influences Us

An example of the economic need for standardization, Pantone's color of the year gives our color palette a common denominator.

Econlife

15.04.2025

Why Honey Bee Worries Are Worse

With a cure for colony collapse disorder still a mystery, honey bee worries have gotten worse for almond farmers.

Econlife

14.04.2025

Energy Consumption For the U.S. and AI

Called exceedingly thirsty, AI energy consumption will impact U.S. power generation and emissions during the next five years.

Econlife

13.04.2025

Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Less Meat to More Babies

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from disappearing jobs to a rare earth primer.

Econlife

12.04.2025

What We Need To Know About Rare Earth Elements - Econlife

By focusing on the globe's 17 rare earth elements, we can see what they are, where to find them, and how to get them.

Econlife

12.04.2025

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links April 2025

Continuing with our April e-links, I recommend the one podcast that I enjoyed this week because it conveyed some supermarket economics.

Econlife

11.04.2025

How We Fight Normal Trade Wars

Looking back at Brazil and cotton, and the EU and bananas, we can see how the WTO helps us fight normal trade wars.

Econlife

10.04.2025

Apple's Supply Chain

To move Apple's massive supply chain to the United States, it would have to re-coordinate more than 600 component producers.

Econlife

09.04.2025

How Animal Economics Take Us To Tradeoffs

Animal economics is about a slew of tradeoffs when we tryi to reduce our carbon imprint with less meat consumption.

Econlife

08.04.2025

How Manufacturing Jobs Have Declined

Looking at the steady slide in the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs, we see structural change with several causes.

Econlife

07.04.2025

How China's Child Policy Has Changed

With new trade incentives, China's increased demand for dairy product subsidies from its new child policy won't support U.S. firms.

Econlife

06.04.2025

Weekly Economic News Roundup: From SUVs to Pot Prices

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from beavers and inflation to home runs.

Econlife

05.04.2025

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links April 2025

Starting our April 2025 e-links, we begin with an idea for a business plan from Melissa McCarthy that will make us smile.

Econlife

05.04.2025

How Tariff History Reveals The Downside of Protection

Looking at tariff history, we can see why the benefits of trade and the downside of protection can both be invisible.

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Econlife - Economy

How Product History Displays Economic Growth

How Chicken Economics Got Darker

Why Negotiating Tariffs Take Us To The Prisoners' Dilemma

Why Chinese Goods Are Tough to Avoid

When Speedy Delivery Became Faster

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Coffee to Whiskey

Why the Whiskey Supply Chain Will Shrink

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links May 2025

Why Wait Times Will Be Shorter at Starbucks

Why Government Spending is Tough to Cut

Finding the Pink Tariffs Where Women Pay More

Choosing the Right Burger Price

Why Entrepeneur's Stories Are Necessary

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Tariffs to Tourists

Breakfast Sandwich Price Hikes

Memorable Articles, Podcats, & Films Elaine's e-links Apr. 2025

How Check Use Is Disappearing

The U.S. China Trade for Goods and Services

How Pepsi's Problems Relate to Tariffs

How Tariff Creativity Developed

Where Tourism Demand Has Dropped

Economic News Roundup: From Champagne to Mocha Mousse

Why Oil Prices Are Down

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links April 2025

How Fed Independence Could End

How Champagne Harvests Reflect Climate Change

How the Color of the Year Influences Us

Why Honey Bee Worries Are Worse

Energy Consumption For the U.S. and AI

Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Less Meat to More Babies

What We Need To Know About Rare Earth Elements - Econlife

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links April 2025

How We Fight Normal Trade Wars

Apple's Supply Chain

How Animal Economics Take Us To Tradeoffs

How Manufacturing Jobs Have Declined

How China's Child Policy Has Changed

Weekly Economic News Roundup: From SUVs to Pot Prices

Memorable Articles, Podcasts, & Films Elaine's e-links April 2025

How Tariff History Reveals The Downside of Protection

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