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January 21, 2024
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January 21, 2024
Why Subscriptions Might Never End

Behavioral economics can explain why forgotten subscriptions have become an increasingly typical phenomenon.

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January 20, 2024
economic news roundup
January 20, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Taylor Swift to Netflix

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from an airline breakup to our water bottles.

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January 19, 2024
Friday's e-links
January 19, 2024
January 2024 Friday’s e-links: Learning About the Houthis

Continuing with our January e-links, I recommend a podcast episode from the NY Times that told me all I need to know about the Houthis.

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January 19, 2024
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January 19, 2024
The JetBlue Spirit Match

Again, airline competition could have shifted when a judge had to decide if JetBlue could acquire Spirit Airlines.

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January 18, 2024
economic news roundup and Taylor Swift Shakes It
January 18, 2024
When Taylor Swift Caused An “Earthquake”

Through a Washington seismometer, we can use much more than traditional economic data to quantify the success of Taylor Swift's ERAs tour.

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January 17, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing a movie
January 17, 2024
Why Netflix Makes Choosing Easier

Netflix makes choosing a movie easier because we get exhausted from contemplating countless possibilities.

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January 16, 2024
how we spend money
January 16, 2024
Why We Want a New Kind of Ice

Knowing that we can find entrepreneurs in the most unexpected places, we should look in Dubai's bars for glacial ice cubes.

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January 15, 2024
history of hydration
January 15, 2024
Why We Might Not Want Our Water Bottle

Although thirst became less of a reason to drink more water, we were drinking more of it after inventing hydration.

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January 14, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
January 14, 2024
Where the Child Penalty Is Bigger (And Smaller)

For women that work outside the home and decide to have a baby, where they live can determine their child penalty.

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