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March 17, 2022
economic news roundup and farmer protests
March 17, 2022
Why We Worry About the World’s Wheat

Facing war, wild fires, draught, and port blockages, the world wheat supply will have difficulty compensating for shortages.

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March 16, 2022
WNBA expansion
March 16, 2022
Why March Madness Gender Equity Is More Than Swag Bags

While the NCAA has a report with a long list of remedies, this year's March Madness reflects minimal progress toward gender equity.

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March 15, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
March 15, 2022
Why We Should Try Not To Expect Inflation

Whether looking at 2022 or 1979, we would see that our inflation expectations can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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March 14, 2022
Russian cars
March 14, 2022
When Russian Humor and Cars Converged

The most famous of all Russian cars, the Lada had quality problems until Renault injected Western knowhow.

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March 13, 2022
gender biased transport
March 13, 2022
The Sexist Side of Transport

Unnoticed because we are so used to how we travel each day, gender biased transport design makes life tougher for women.

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March 12, 2022
economic news roundup
March 12, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Pumping Gas to Wearing Jeans

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Russian debt to Levi's jeans.

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March 11, 2022
Friday's e-links
March 11, 2022
March 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Ben & Jerry’s Story

Our March e-links continue with a Ben & Jerry's podcast interview that combines the history of their ice cram business with a lot of laughs.

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March 11, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and self-service gasoline stations
March 11, 2022
The Service Side of Gasoline Prices

With gasoline prices above the national average in New Jersey and Oregon, we can ask if their full service gas stations are one reason.

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March 10, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Communist economies
March 10, 2022
What Levi’s Jeans Tell Us About Russian Sanctions

Trying to copy Levi's, the East German government's problems with Communist jeans illustrated why East Germany and Russia need Western goods.

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