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August 30, 2022
Why Your Name Matters | econlife
August 30, 2022
Why Your Name Matters

With baby names, parents could have based a decision on popularity, politics, or the profession they hope their little one will aspire to.

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August 29, 2022
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August 29, 2022
How Whiskey Made Green Crabs Less Invasive

Knowing that green crabs are a vicious invasive species that are reproducing more rapidly, a distiller had a solution.

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August 28, 2022
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August 28, 2022
Why Iranian Female FIFA Fans Are Smiling

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August 27, 2022
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August 27, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Student Loans to Big Macs

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from misleading GDPs to global inequality.

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August 26, 2022
Friday's e-links
August 26, 2022
August 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Clever Website

Continuing with our August e-links, I recommend a website I've been visiting regularly because of its attractive graphics and analysis.

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August 26, 2022
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August 26, 2022
What We Can Learn From a Big Mac

Through its twice-yearly Big Mac Index, The Economist shows us what we can learn locally and globally from burger economics.

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August 25, 2022
economic news roundup and student loan facts
August 25, 2022
What We (Might) Need To Know About Student Loans

Student loan facts can help us to better understand the Biden administration's decision to provide loan forgiveness with a $10,000 cap.

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August 24, 2022
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August 24, 2022
GDP Surprises in Ireland and Macau

Sometimes when we look at GDP ups and downs, rather than fluctuations in national wealth, something else is happening.

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August 23, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and perverse incentives
August 23, 2022
A New Way To Measure the GDP

We can identify new GDP facts about size and wellbeing by seeing the GDP through the PPP lens of the International Comparison Program.

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