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Weekly Roundup
May 9, 2026
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from lighter planes to pricey dinosaur bones.
May 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Website Recommendation
e-links
May 8, 2026
How $3 Became the New $1
Prices
May 8, 2026
Where Recent College Grads Might Want to Live
Labor
May 7, 2026
Where to Find a Tobacco Smuggler
Taxes and Spending
May 6, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - May 6, 2026
While a tobacco tax can be an ideal source of revenue, policy makers need to know how to set the ideal rate.
The Economic Side of a Dinosaur
Elaine Schwartz - May 5, 2026
Where We Won’t Find Childcare
Elaine Schwartz - May 1, 2026
Where Endless Shrimp Stops
Elaine Schwartz - April 22, 2026
What Goldilocks Would Say About the Global Economy
Elaine Schwartz - April 15, 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 - April 20, 2026
We recently heard that Europe could be down to a 6-week supply of jet fuel. The problems take us far beyond Europe. Jet Fuel Problems With […]
What We Can Learn From the S&P 500
Elaine Schwartz - February 18, 2026
Comparing the “Uncool Index” to the S&P
Elaine Schwartz - February 11, 2026
Where a Road Matters
Elaine Schwartz - February 3, 2026
Where Businesses Charge for a Charge
Elaine Schwartz - January 19, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - May 10, 2026
As India's supply of Diet Coke plunges, households can the Iran War for the aluminum cans that can no longer be made.
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From More Jobs to Fewer Condoms
Elaine Schwartz - May 9, 2026
Why the World Might See a Condom Shortage
Elaine Schwartz - May 4, 2026
Why Our Planes Could Be Lighter
Elaine Schwartz - May 3, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Childcare to Healthcare
Elaine Schwartz - May 2, 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 - May 8, 2026
Continuing with our May e-links, this week we recommend a new media initiative from the always interesting economist Justin Wolfers.
May 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Good Book
Elaine Schwartz - May 1, 2026
April 2026 Friday’s e-links: What We Never Knew About McDonald’s
Elaine Schwartz - April 24, 2026
