Our Econlife roundup for the week
7.21 All kilograms might not be the same weight…more
7.22 Why the invisible hand was an idea that “stuck”…more
7.23 From wayfinders to fact checkers, some jobs are almost invisible…more
7.24 The Panama Canal is the reason for a line that slices the U.S into 2 pieces…more
7.25 The cost of the tire tariff is everywhere but tough to see…more
Our Weekly Roundup: From the Invisible Hand to Invisible People


Elaine Schwartz
Elaine Schwartz has spent her career sharing the interesting side of economics. At the Kent Place School in Summit, NJ, she has been honored through an Endowed Chair in Economics and the History Department chairmanship. At the same time, she developed curricula and wrote several books including Understanding Our Economy (originally published by Addison Wesley as Economics Our American Economy) and Econ 101 ½ (Avon Books/Harper Collins). Elaine has also written in the Encyclopedia of New Jersey (Rutgers University Press) and was a featured teacher in the Annenberg/CPB video project “The Economics Classroom.” Beyond the classroom, she has presented Econ 101 ½ talks and led workshops for the Foundation for Teaching Economics, the National Council on Economic Education and for the Concord Coalition.