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December 29, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
December 29, 2023
A Tale of Two Canals

Although caused by entirely different reasons, Suez and Panama Canal problems together have shifted supply curves.

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December 28, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
December 28, 2023
What Money Means

Recent surveys that have looked at money's value display it has become more important while traditional values are slipping.

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December 27, 2023
de minimis exemption
December 27, 2023
The Afterlife of All We Return

Accepted as a normal part of online shopping, our return behavior is easy for us but is much more complex for sellers.

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December 26, 2023
Argentina's inflation
December 26, 2023
How Inflation Affects Our Incentives

If Argentina's inflation numbers cliimb, so too will the distortions in people'e behavior as their spending incentives change.

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December 25, 2023
Christmas trees
December 25, 2023
An Economist’s Top Ten List For Christmas

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December 24, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Home Alone economics
December 24, 2023
The Economic Side of “Home Alone”

Identifying "Home Alone" economics, we can see reasons for economic growth through the difference between 1990s and 2023 technology.

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December 23, 2023
economic news roundup
December 23, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Tasting Wine to Growing Shorter

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from war zone atms to comparing Santa and Amazon.

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December 22, 2023
Friday's e-links
December 22, 2023
December 2023 Friday e-links: A Podcast Recommendation

Continuing our December e-links, this week we recommend a new podcast series from the BBC that tells stories rather than generic narratives.

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December 22, 2023
Sant's delivery schedule
December 22, 2023
Comparing Santa and Amazon

Comparing Santa and Amazon, we can use statistics that reveal equally amazing statistics about package volume.

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