Our Econlife roundup for the week
7.28.14 The economist who was indicted because of the GDP…more
7.29.14 Why Greek hairdressers can no longer retire at 50…more
7.30.14 How oil changed North Dakota…more
7.31.14 The hedge fund attack against Argentina…more
8.01.14 Why the Tour de France might anger women…more
An update:
To the impact of oil on North Dakota, we should add crowded airports, packed planes, and the sky high fares that WSJ told about about in “The Airport That Feeds the Oil Boom.”
Our Weekly Roundup: From Argentina to North Dakota



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.