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Weekly Roundup
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November 6, 2026
Starting our November e-links, we recommend an in-depth podcast that describes all we ever wanted to know about Seinfeld.
The Pineapple Pizza Debate
Demand and Supply
November 6, 2026
Why We Should Worry About Social Security
entitlements
November 5, 2026
The Surprising Changes in Family Size Among the Top 1%
Behavioral Economics
November 4, 2026
Where We Worry About Water
Scarcity
November 3, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - November 6, 2026
Resurfaced by an Italian chef who refused to place pineapple on pizza, the pineapple pizza debate is again in the news.
Why We Should Worry About Social Security
Elaine Schwartz - November 5, 2026
The Surprising Changes in Family Size Among the Top 1%
Elaine Schwartz - November 4, 2026
Where We Worry About Water
Elaine Schwartz - November 3, 2026
Where Democracy and Free Markets Correlate
Elaine Schwartz - November 2, 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 - September 1, 2026
I recently saw a traffic sign that said: “Thickly Settled.” Since then, I’ve wondered about its meaning and the word choice: Traffic Signs The […]
How Lights Have Begun to Change Lives
Elaine Schwartz - August 24, 2026
When Stock Markets Have More Losers Than Winners
Elaine Schwartz - July 7, 2026
Why We Can Celebrate Economic Independence On July 4th
Elaine Schwartz - July 5, 2026
Why the Dow Is More Than an Average
Elaine Schwartz - June 24, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - November 7, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from water shortages to Social Security worries.
Why It’s Not Easy To Make a New Kind of Goldfish
Elaine Schwartz - November 1, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Sunk Costs to Spare Parts
Elaine Schwartz - October 31, 2026
When Is AI Like the Steam Engine?
Elaine Schwartz - October 26, 2026
How Airbnb Changed the Rules
Elaine Schwartz - October 25, 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 - November 6, 2026
Starting our November e-links, we recommend an in-depth podcast that describes all we ever wanted to know about Seinfeld.
October 2026 Friday’s e-links: What We Need To Know About What We Eat
Elaine Schwartz - October 30, 2026
October 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Really Good Book
Elaine Schwartz - October 23, 2026