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Just Ask Jenna, What's Trending
Environment
April 29, 2026
While we can look at India's noisy cities for extreme examples, everywhere, car horns and traffic sounds harm us.
How Farmers Are Crushed by a Cost Price Squeeze
Prices
April 28, 2026
When a Chair Is More Than a Place to Sit
Innovation
April 27, 2026
Why Healthcare Spending is High
Healthcare
April 26, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Endless Shrimp to Cheaper Chips
Weekly Roundup
April 25, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - April 22, 2026
With the return of Endless Shrimp, Red Lobster's CEO should refer to his Economics 101 textbook to learn about a crucially relevant concept.
What Goldilocks Would Say About the Global Economy
Elaine Schwartz - April 15, 2026
The Cost of the Annoyances in Our Lives
Elaine Schwartz - April 13, 2026
What We Need to Know About Defense Spending Tradeoffs
Elaine Schwartz - April 10, 2026
When Tradeoffs Don’t Matter
Elaine Schwartz - April 2, 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 - April 30, 2026
Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.
Where Everyone Honks Their Horn
Elaine Schwartz - April 29, 2026
When a Chair Is More Than a Place to Sit
Elaine Schwartz - April 27, 2026
Why Healthcare Spending is High
Elaine Schwartz - April 26, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Endless Shrimp to Cheaper Chips
Elaine Schwartz - April 25, 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 - April 24, 2026
Continuing with our April e-links, we recommend some lighthearted economic history that includes what we never knew about McDonald's.
April 2026 Friday’s e-links: Tax Matters
Elaine Schwartz - April 17, 2026
April 2026 Friday’s e-links: Astronaut Toilets
Elaine Schwartz - April 10, 2026
