Our Econlife roundup for the week
7.14.14 An island without traffic lights displays the benefits of Adam Smith’s laissez-faire…more
7.15.14 Why David Ricardo would approve of where your sneakers were made…more
7.16.14 John Maynard Keynes could say why you’ll get less Social Security than your grandma…more
7.17.14 How to pay for the ACA the John Stuart Mill way…more
7.18.14 For Joseph Schumpeter, entrepreneur Eileen Ford was about 2 new kinds of models…more
Our Weekly Roundup: From Traffic Lights to Sneakers, Everyday Economics Explained by 5 Great Economists
Elaine Schwartz
Elaine Schwartz has spent her career sharing the interesting side of economics. At the Kent Place School in Summit New Jersey, she was honored with an Endowed Chair in Economics. Just published, her newest book, Degree in a Book: Economics (Arcturus 2023), gives readers a lighthearted look at what definitely is not “the dismal science.” She has also written and updated Econ 101 ½ (Avon Books/Harper Collins 1995) and Economics: Our American Economy (Addison Wesley 1994). In addition, Elaine has articles 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. Online for more than a decade. econlife has had one million+ visits.