Labor, Regulatory Policy
October 14, 2024
Recent UK labor legislation could create the unintended consequeces that result from most new worker mandates.
How a Tennis Player and a Longshoreman Are Similar
human capital, Sports
October 13, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Chicken Tenders to College Football
Weekly Roundup
October 12, 2024
October 2024 Friday’s e-links: a Jupiter flyby
e-links
October 11, 2024
How McDonald’s Is Fighting the Chicken Sandwich War
Competition, Food and Drink
October 11, 2024
Elaine Schwartz - October 15, 2024
With the demise of "Doing Business," the World Bank just announced a replacement that focuses on business friendliness and much more.
How a Tennis Player and a Longshoreman Are Similar
Elaine Schwartz - October 13, 2024
The Mystery of a Losing Team’s Full Stadium
Elaine Schwartz - October 10, 2024
When a Mortgage Is Like a Hurricane
Elaine Schwartz - October 8, 2024
Why Economists Love Chicken Tenders
Elaine Schwartz - October 7, 2024
Elaine Schwartz - July 18, 2024
During 1733, parents needed a way to transport their kids. The solution, designed by an architect for the Duke of Devonshire was a “shell-shaped basket on […]
How Alexander Hamilton Gave Us Economic Independence
Elaine Schwartz - July 4, 2024
What a Captcha Costs Us
Elaine Schwartz - April 26, 2024
Why a Cruise Ship is Like a Model-T
Elaine Schwartz - April 23, 2024
Daniel Kahneman Stories
Elaine Schwartz - March 29, 2024
Elaine Schwartz - October 9, 2024
Looking at disaster economics, we can calculate the cost through a timeline that takes us to before, during, and after.
When a Mortgage Is Like a Hurricane
Elaine Schwartz - October 8, 2024
How the Pandemic Increased Our Stock Market Wealth
Elaine Schwartz - October 2, 2024
Why and Where Africa Needs More Rail and Roads
Elaine Schwartz - September 27, 2024
Banana Wine and Other Answers to Global Warming
Elaine Schwartz - September 13, 2024
Elaine Schwartz - October 13, 2024
Seemingly very different, because tennis and port automation both involve people being replaced by machines, the tradeoffs are similar.
How McDonald’s Is Fighting the Chicken Sandwich War
Elaine Schwartz - October 11, 2024
The Mystery of a Losing Team’s Full Stadium
Elaine Schwartz - October 10, 2024
Disaster Economics
Elaine Schwartz - October 9, 2024
Why Economists Love Chicken Tenders
Elaine Schwartz - October 7, 2024
econguest - September 25, 2024
While we will never forget the opening ceremony on the Seine, there was lots more to remember from the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Econlife Quiz: Trader Joe’s
econguest - June 10, 2024
Econlife Quiz: Barbie
econguest - November 26, 2023
Elaine Schwartz - October 11, 2024
Continuing with our October e-links, today I suggest subscribing to a weekly NASA newsletter that recently looked at the stranded astronauts.
October 2024 Friday’s e-links: Meeting India’s Factory Workers
Elaine Schwartz - October 4, 2024
September 2024 Friday’s e-links: Amazing Bird Nests
Elaine Schwartz - September 27, 2024