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August 14, 2022
Springsteen ticket prices
August 14, 2022
How Bruce Springsteen Should Price His Platinum Tickets

Rather than objecting to some very high Springsteen ticket prices, fans should recognize the economic ideas that justify them.

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August 13, 2022
economic news roundup
August 13, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From iPhones to Cheerios

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from gender wage gap setbacks to billionaires.

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August 12, 2022
Friday's e-links
August 12, 2022
August 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Movie to Make You Laugh

As we continue with our August e-links, our focus is the pleasant diversions we need during August before the school years begins.

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August 12, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and product placement
August 12, 2022
Where the Most Trusted Cereal is a Star

With advertisements easy to ignore, food and beverage companies are increasingly using TV product placement as a competitive strategy.

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August 11, 2022
slowing pizza sales
August 11, 2022
How Italians Feel About Pineapple Pizza

Domino's, Mondelēz, and IKEA each had a different lessons to learn from their globalization decisions for Italy, China, and Saudi Arabia.

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August 10, 2022
economic news roundup and student loan facts
August 10, 2022
Why the Gender Wage Gap Doesn’t Disappear

Whether looking at accounting, the law, dentists, or Uber drivers, we remain unable to solve the problem of the gender wage gap.

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August 9, 2022
richest billionaires
August 9, 2022
What We Can Learn From the Richest Billionaires

When we look at an animated history of the Forbes list of the richest billionaires, we also see some economic history.

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August 8, 2022
impact of the iPhone
August 8, 2022
The iPhone: What We Didn’t Know We Wanted

Discussing the impact of the iPhone on its 15th anniversary, its developers say there was a slew of unexpected results.

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August 7, 2022
Argentina's inflation
August 7, 2022
Where To Stash Your Cash

Displayed by Argentina's inflation, when a local currency plunges in value, the demand for U.S. hundred dollar bills skyrockets.

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