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Econlife

02.04.2025

How Inflation Expectations Create Inflation

With inflation, our expectations can create a self-fulfilling prophecy when our future predictions change our current behavior.

Econlife

01.04.2025

Why Improving an Ecosystem Could Need a Beaver

When we think about improving an ecosystem, we can recognize the value of the environment by quantifying the beaver's contribution.

Econlife

31.03.2025

Why Traffic Congestion Increases

To reduce traffic congestion, one surprising cause can be added to inadequate mass transit and population sprawl.

Econlife

30.03.2025

Economic News Roundup: From Toilet Tissue to Food Taxes

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from global pension systems to tequila.

Econlife

29.03.2025

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

Concludng our March e-links, we continue to focus on Trump trade policies with several must-read articles.

Econlife

29.03.2025

How Trump Tariffs Hit Toilet Tissue and Tequilla

Having a surprising impact on Canadian and Mexican imports, the Trump tariffs will even hit toilet tissue.

Econlife

28.03.2025

Where Evaluating Social Security Takes Us

When evaluating Social Security, we can refer to Wall Street Journal headlines and an Australian think tank.

Econlife

27.03.2025

How China Tariffs Are Unpredictable

Comparing trade totals recorded by the United States and China's numbers, we wind up with a balance of trade mystery.

Econlife

26.03.2025

How Innovation On a Small Island Can Reflect Big Ideas

Sometimes the land, labor, and capital from a small Caribbean island can reflect the big ideas that fuel economic innovation.

Econlife

25.03.2025

Where Working Women Should Want to Work

Looking at countries, The Economist and then for cities, Bloomberg/Businessweek told us the best places for women to work.

Econlife

24.03.2025

Why Food Taxes Are Unpredictable

Looking at marshmallows in the United Kingdom and the United States, we see why food taxes are not what they appear to be.

Econlife

23.03.2025

Economic News Roundup: From Egg Smugglers to Coffee Thieves

Connecting economics, current events, and history, today's economic news roundup ranges from Chicken McNuggets to Social Security solutions.

Econlife

22.03.2025

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

In a never ending quest to comment knowledgeably on current tariff poilcy, we continue our March e-links with a "Trade Talks" podcast link.

Econlife

22.03.2025

Why the World's Happiest Countries Are Happy

With the newest report on the world's happiest countries, we can decide if we agree with the reasons that lift countries to the top.

Econlife

21.03.2025

Why Immigration Economics Can Take Us To Milk and Sugar

While immigration economics can be debatable, we can focus on facts and ideas that return us to a Parsi legend.

Econlife

20.03.2025

Why Too Hot Fast Food Beverages Can Be Dangerous

For their fast food beverages, McDonald's and Starbucks have had problems with coffee and tea temperatures.

Econlife

19.03.2025

How Fixing Social Security Depends on the Tradeoffs

When we talk about fixing Social Security, like all government efficiency, we need to know the numbers, the impact, and the tradeoffs.

Econlife

18.03.2025

Where Coffee Thefts Increase

With the rising price of coffee beans, like egg heists and egg smuggling, coffee thefts in the U.S. and Brazil are up.

Econlife

17.03.2025

Why Egg Smuggling Has Spiked

At the Mexican border, in addition to drugs, egg smuggling has grabbed the attention of border patrol officers.

Econlife

16.03.2025

Economic News Roundup: Taxing Bats to Building Skyscrapers

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from changing times to changing the GDP.

Econlife

16.03.2025

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

Continuing with our March 2025 Friday e-links, I have quoted the response of an eminent economist to a tariff.

Econlife

15.03.2025

Why Winning the Lottery Seems Possible

Almost impossible, winning the lottery became easier in Texas when an out-of-state group used a courier service app.

Econlife

14.03.2025

The Manchester United New Stadium Proposal

Like most mega projects, the Manchester United proposal for a new £2 billion, 100,000 seat stadium sounds irresistible.

Econlife

13.03.2025

How the Aluminum Tariff Hits a Baseball Bat

Affecting the bats that teams choose, the aluminum tariff can have an unpredictable and unproductive impact on baseball.

Econlife

12.03.2025

Why Skyscrapers and Incomes Go Up Together

Much more than a tall building, because skyscrapers and incomes rise together, an extravagant construction project sends an economic message.

Econlife

11.03.2025

Why Keeping the GDP Is Crucial

Responding to a Trump administration proposal, economists say keeping the GDP with a government component is crucial.

Econlife

10.03.2025

Facts About Time

Easy to ignore, facts about time can reveal how we allocate activities, how countries coordinate, and our tradeoffs.

Econlife

09.03.2025

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Income to Tariffs

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the baskball gender pay gap to unceratinty.

Econlife

08.03.2025

Why Economic Policy Uncertainty Slows Economic Growth

Looking at the increase in global and national economic policy uncertainty, we can expect a decrease in the rate of economic growth.

Econlife

08.03.2025

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

Beginning our March e-links, we recommend a podcast that tells all we could want to know about the dollar in just 50 minutes.

Econlife

07.03.2025

The Income We Depend On Varies With Age, Education & Gender

While the income we depend on varies with our age, our education , and our gender, social insurance is one common need.

Econlife

06.03.2025

How What We Eat Uses Resources

Looking at different nations, we see that what we eat requires a vast amount of resources in some places but not in others.

Econlife

05.03.2025

How Trump Tariffs Could Change the Travels of Car Parts

When we hear about 25% Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada, we can think of the travels of car seats, transmissions, and capacitors.

Econlife

04.03.2025

Why the Sports Gender Pay Gap Will Shrink

Because there are no women in the top paid 100 athletes, the sports gender pay gap is more than a whopping $200 million.

Econlife

04.03.2025

The Tariff Exception That Could Not Be Reversed

When President Trump tried to eliminate a tariff exception, he had to reverse his order because of an unintended consequence.

Econlife

02.03.2025

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Eggs to iPhones

Connecting economics with current events and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from unused gift cards to electric mail trucks.

Econlife

01.03.2025

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

Completing our February e-links, I recommend a podcast with the facts about tariffs and other international trade topics.

Econlife

01.03.2025

Where Democracy and Markets Correlate

Comparing the Economist's Democracy Index and the Index of Economic Freedom, we wind up with some surprises about democracy and markets.

Econlife

28.02.2025

How Unused Gift Cards Create Sunk Costs

Much more than a gift, unused gift cards have demand and supply significance that provide insight about consumers and producers.

Econlife

27.02.2025

Why Breakfast Prices Are Rising

Looking at eggs, bacon, orange juice, and coffee, we can see why breakfast prices are rising faster than other meals.

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Econlife - Economy

How Inflation Expectations Create Inflation

Why Improving an Ecosystem Could Need a Beaver

Why Traffic Congestion Increases

Economic News Roundup: From Toilet Tissue to Food Taxes

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

How Trump Tariffs Hit Toilet Tissue and Tequilla

Where Evaluating Social Security Takes Us

How China Tariffs Are Unpredictable

How Innovation On a Small Island Can Reflect Big Ideas

Where Working Women Should Want to Work

Why Food Taxes Are Unpredictable

Economic News Roundup: From Egg Smugglers to Coffee Thieves

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

Why the World's Happiest Countries Are Happy

Why Immigration Economics Can Take Us To Milk and Sugar

Why Too Hot Fast Food Beverages Can Be Dangerous

How Fixing Social Security Depends on the Tradeoffs

Where Coffee Thefts Increase

Why Egg Smuggling Has Spiked

Economic News Roundup: Taxing Bats to Building Skyscrapers

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

Why Winning the Lottery Seems Possible

The Manchester United New Stadium Proposal

How the Aluminum Tariff Hits a Baseball Bat

Why Skyscrapers and Incomes Go Up Together

Why Keeping the GDP Is Crucial

Facts About Time

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Income to Tariffs

Why Economic Policy Uncertainty Slows Economic Growth

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

The Income We Depend On Varies With Age, Education & Gender

How What We Eat Uses Resources

How Trump Tariffs Could Change the Travels of Car Parts

Why the Sports Gender Pay Gap Will Shrink

The Tariff Exception That Could Not Be Reversed

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Eggs to iPhones

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

Where Democracy and Markets Correlate

How Unused Gift Cards Create Sunk Costs

Why Breakfast Prices Are Rising

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