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Behavioral Economics
economic systems
October 27, 2026
I just got a note from my carmaker that a defective starter button should be replaced. At other times, I’ve needed new brakes, and once, I […]
When Is AI Like the Steam Engine?
Innovation
October 26, 2026
How Airbnb Changed the Rules
Innovation
October 25, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: Workweeks and Wealth Taxes
Weekly Roundup
October 24, 2026
October 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Really Good Book
e-links
October 23, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - October 28, 2026
About more than the cost of a meal, diners' dilemmas that relate to splitting the check show how we can favor ourselves over the group.
What Spare Parts Say About Capitalism
Elaine Schwartz - October 27, 2026
The Complex Side of a Wealth Tax
Elaine Schwartz - October 23, 2026
How the U.S. Economy Is Creeping Toward Command
Elaine Schwartz - October 19, 2026
Why Socialism Is Not What We Think It Is
Elaine Schwartz - October 15, 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 - September 1, 2026
I recently saw a traffic sign that said: “Thickly Settled.” Since then, I’ve wondered about its meaning and the word choice: Traffic Signs The […]
How Lights Have Begun to Change Lives
Elaine Schwartz - August 24, 2026
When Stock Markets Have More Losers Than Winners
Elaine Schwartz - July 7, 2026
Why We Can Celebrate Economic Independence On July 4th
Elaine Schwartz - July 5, 2026
Why the Dow Is More Than an Average
Elaine Schwartz - June 24, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - October 26, 2026
Knowing that the Jevons Paradox explained the change in coal use during the Industrial Revolution, it will also come in handy for AI.
How Airbnb Changed the Rules
Elaine Schwartz - October 25, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: Workweeks and Wealth Taxes
Elaine Schwartz - October 24, 2026
Why Arctic Sea Ice Is About Much More Than Glaciers
Elaine Schwartz - October 22, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From COLAs to Bananas
Elaine Schwartz - October 17, 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 - October 23, 2026
Continuing with our October e-links, I selected a diversionary book that took me to Nazi Germnay, and a murder Hitler might have committed.
October 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Handy Website
Elaine Schwartz - October 16, 2026
October 2026 Friday’s e-links: Saving the Pangolin
Elaine Schwartz - October 9, 2026