
Butter, Buildings, and Baumol’s Disease
New Chicago Fed head Austan Goolsbee and a U. of Chicago colleague try to solve the mystery of lagging construction industry productivity.

What We Expect From Online Dating
The closer we look at online dating markets, the more we see differences in the firms, the users, and the attitudes.

The Many Sides of the Ford Pickup Truck
Ranging from changes in society to the owner’s messaging, the history of the Ford pickup truck is about more than transportation.
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Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Less Water to More Money
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week’s economic news roundup ranges from female filmmakers to new Nigerian money.

Econlife Quiz: Do You Know Your Thanksgiving Economics?
Having tired of talking turkey at your Thanksgiving dinner, you could give everyone the latest econlife quiz: Do You Know Your Thanksgiving Economics?

February 2023 Friday’s e-links: Why We Need to “Turn Every Page”
Starting our February e-links, I recommend a New York Public Library talk on YouTube from two literary legends.