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April 9, 2024
Weekly Economy News Roundup and basketball winners and losers
April 9, 2024
March Madness College Applications Bump

Citing a correlation, researchers suggest that there is a March Madness applications bump at schools that fare well in the tournament.

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April 8, 2024
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April 8, 2024
A Surprising Rum Tax

When the U.S. Congress decided to give Puerto Rico some alcohol taxes from its rum exports, the results were unexpected.

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April 7, 2024
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April 7, 2024
How We Respond to Restaurant Psychology

More than we recognize, restaurant psychology creates incentives that determine our spending, our timing, and what we eat.

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April 6, 2024
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April 6, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Moon Time to Razor Theft

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from lunar time to Daniel Kahneman.

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April 5, 2024
Friday's e-links
April 5, 2024
April 2024 Friday e-links: A Lepidopterist Detective

As our April e-links begin, I wanted to share some of my pleasure with discovering a detective series that has been around for awhile.

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April 5, 2024
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April 5, 2024
How Could an Economy Be Better When People Think It’s Worse?

By detailing our response to inflation, a new paper tells us why economic misinformation skews our opinion of the entire economy.

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April 4, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lunar time
April 4, 2024
Why We Should Care About Lunar Time

Having standardized time on earth with Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), now we need the equivalent for lunar time.

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April 3, 2024
economic news roundup and airline baggage fees
April 3, 2024
When One Item Has More Than One Price

Expanding the reach of its variable prices, JetBlue recently added dynamic baggage fees to its airline fares.

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April 2, 2024
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April 2, 2024
Debating the Impact of California’s New Minimum Wage

With California's minimum wage hike to $20 for selected workers, economists continue to debate if the increase boosts unemployment.

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