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July 1, 2026
By looking at World Cup ticket prices, three economists were able to tell us which teams and cities were most popular.
Which Rising Grocery Prices Are Squeezing Consumers?
Prices
June 30, 2026
Why Social Security Gets Sicker As We Get Healthier
entitlements
June 29, 2026
Why We Need Rain in Spain
Environment
June 28, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Egg Prices to Jerome Powell
Weekly Roundup
June 27, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - June 29, 2026
Knowing that our Social Security system will get sicker as we get healthlier and live longer, we can note Baby Boomer spending.
Why We’re Scrambling to Buy Cheaper Eggs
Elaine Schwartz - June 22, 2026
What a Tub of Yogurt Tells Us
Elaine Schwartz - June 21, 2026
A Surprising Way to Boost Economic Growth
Elaine Schwartz - June 19, 2026
Looking at the Links in the Oil Supply Chain
Elaine Schwartz - June 17, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - March 1, 2026
Accordng Baumol's Cost Disease, the reason we pay more to our babysitters is not because they are doing a better job.
Where To Find the AI In Our Lives
Elaine Schwartz - November 30, 2025
The Real Tariff Story
Elaine Schwartz - August 28, 2025
The Island With No Traffic Lights
Elaine Schwartz - July 18, 2025
The Story of a $10 Million Handbag
Elaine Schwartz - July 15, 2025
Elaine Schwartz - June 24, 2026
When we look at the many decades of a changing Dow Industrial Average, we also see the history of our economic growth.
What Does SpaceX Get Paid For?
Elaine Schwartz - June 9, 2026
When a Watch Is About More Than Time
Elaine Schwartz - May 18, 2026
How to Solve a Highway Problem
Elaine Schwartz - May 12, 2026
Why We Should Worry About Jet Fuel
Elaine Schwartz - April 20, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - June 28, 2026
By looking at global warming through the olive crop, we can grasp the meaning of a more general phenomenon.
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Egg Prices to Jerome Powell
Elaine Schwartz - June 27, 2026
Why We Need a New Laundry Detergent
Elaine Schwartz - June 25, 2026
Why a World Cup Hydration Break Is About More Than a Drink
Elaine Schwartz - June 23, 2026
What a Tub of Yogurt Tells Us
Elaine Schwartz - June 21, 2026
econguest - January 11, 2026
Whether looking at toys or travel and a slew of other topics, our econlife 2025 Holiday Quiz has some surprises.
Econlife Quiz: Halloween
econguest - November 2, 2025
Econlife Quiz: Holidays
econguest - July 2, 2025
Elaine Schwartz - June 26, 2026
Continuing with our June e-links, this week we recommend a series of podcasts from "99% Invisible" that uniquely echo U.S. history.
June 2026 Friday’s e-links: The Story of an Index Fund
Elaine Schwartz - June 19, 2026
May 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Ken Burns Podcast
Elaine Schwartz - May 29, 2026
