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Taxes and Spending
October 23, 2026
Seemingly a simple idea, California's Wealth Tax initiative creates a vast array of incentives that affect current and future revenue.
Why Arctic Sea Ice Is About Much More Than Glaciers
Environment
October 22, 2026
What Pizza Says About the Economy
Prices
October 21, 2026
Why There’s More to the Workweek Than 40 Hours
Labor
October 20, 2026
How the U.S. Economy Is Creeping Toward Command
economic systems
October 19, 2026
Elaine Schwartz - October 23, 2026
Seemingly a simple idea, California's Wealth Tax initiative creates a vast array of incentives that affect current and future revenue.
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
What a Rolls-Royce Says About Conspicuous Consumption
Elaine Schwartz - October 13, 2026
What We Spend On Our Cats
Elaine Schwartz - October 9, 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 22, 2026
Way beyond glaciers, Arctic sea ice takes us to a range of concern that range from choke points to globale warming.
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From COLAs to Bananas
Elaine Schwartz - October 17, 2026
The Invisible War Against the Banana
Elaine Schwartz - October 14, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Tinplate Cans to Closing Colleges
Elaine Schwartz - October 10, 2026
The Land, Labor, and Capital That Make a Giant Vegetable
Elaine Schwartz - October 7, 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