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July 22, 2022
economic news roundup and global learning crisis
July 22, 2022
Where Covid Created the Most Learning Loss

Through what we should call a global learning crisis, worldwide, children's educational opportunities were reduced by Covid.

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July 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and livestock GDP
July 21, 2022
Where Livestock Outnumber People

Looking at livestock and the GDP and the number of animals on U.S. farms, we see surprisingly disparate statistics.

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July 20, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oreo dunk
July 20, 2022
When a Pillow Is Like an Oreo

In international markets, businesses need to recognize local preferences when they sell products beyond home borders.

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July 19, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global gas prices
July 19, 2022
Looking At Global Gas Prices

Looking at global gasoline prices, we can see that what we spend for a gallon is much less than people pay elsewhere.

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July 18, 2022
baseball game prices
July 18, 2022
The Prices We Pay to See Our Team Play

Comparing baseball game prices for 1960 and 2022 for tickets, food, and parking, we can see a decline in affordability.

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July 17, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and winning the lottery
July 17, 2022
When Winning the Lottery is Likely

Looking at 18th century France and 2022, we can see how winning the lottery is not necessarily a low probability event.

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July 16, 2022
economic news roundup
July 16, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Maine to Robots

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from property rights to the metric system.

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July 15, 2022
Friday's e-links
July 15, 2022
July 2022 Friday’s e-links: Some Time Travel

Continuing with July's e-links, I wanted to share the "Sidedoor" podcast about "Hubble Trouble" as a springboard for looking at the James Web.

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July 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and measuring mixups
July 15, 2022
When Measuring Mixups Are More Than Mishaps

When we do not clearly indicate if we are using the metric system or the Imperial System, then we could have catastrophic measuring mixups.

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