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October 28, 2023
economic news roundup
October 28, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Runs on Rice to Juice Markets

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from airplane etiquette to haunted houses.

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October 27, 2023
Friday's e-links
October 27, 2023
October 2023 Friday’s e-links: Blackberry Part 2

Concluding our October e-links, we recommend a perfect complement to last week's suggestion that you watch "Blackberry."

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October 27, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airplane etiquette
October 27, 2023
Where We Worry About Armrest Rights

Whether looking at armrests or reclining rights, seat savers or window shades, airplane etiquette is unclear about what we temporarily "own."

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October 26, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Halloween spending
October 26, 2023
Haunted House Economics

Haunted house economics could make entrepreneurs hesitate when contemplating a new Halloween business venture.

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October 25, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and best tax codes
October 25, 2023
Where to Find the Best Taxes

Identifying the best tax codes, the Tax Foundation ranked five major tax variables and a slew of subcategories for 38 OECD countries.

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October 24, 2023
Trading Places and markets
October 24, 2023
What “Trading Places” Tells Us About Markets

Still very funny after 40 years, "Trading Places" reminds us of the Eddie Murphy Rule and why markets depend on information.

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October 23, 2023
India's rice export ban
October 23, 2023
Why Is There a Run on Rice?

While India's rice export ban was supposed to help domestic consumers, the global impact rippled far beyond one country.

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October 22, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
October 22, 2023
How Supermarkets Boost What We Buy

Looking at a century of supermarket history, we would see how, using carts, bar codes, and self checkout they tried to boost what we buy.

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October 21, 2023
economic news roundup
October 21, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Taylornomics to Shrinkflation

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from food spending to China's Belt and Road.

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