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October 12, 2021
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October 12, 2021
A Bottle, Can, and Cup Calamity

Affecting glass, plastic, and aluminum, container shortages are constraining the production of disparate kinds of beverages.

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October 11, 2021
corporate tax system pillars
October 11, 2021
New Pillars For the Global Corporate Tax System

Although 136 countries have agreed to update the corporate tax system, a 15 percent maximum rate is not as simple as it sounds.

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October 10, 2021
small inventions
October 10, 2021
Six Ways to Look at Innovation

Identifying global innovation leaders, we can look at 132 economies, at income groups, at regions, and even creative destruction.

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October 9, 2021
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October 9, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Garbage Pails to a Green Google

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October 8, 2021
Friday's e-links
October 8, 2021
October 2021 Friday’s e-links: A New Way to Teach Economics

The second entry for our October 2021 e-links looks at a structural change in a basic economics curriculum that sees more of the real world.

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October 8, 2021
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October 8, 2021
When Carbon is Like a Calorie

By looking at the impact of the Affordable Care Act's calorie label mandate, we can guess how much Google's emission facts will influence us.

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October 7, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supply chain twists
October 7, 2021
Six Twists in Our Supply Chain

Ranging from ships to ports to truckers and warehouses, our supply chain twists are causing delayed deliveries everywhere.

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October 6, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Facebook social media impact
October 6, 2021
Social Media’s Hidden Cost

Ranging from individuals to the entire economy, the cost of social media generally and of Facebook specifically ripples in many directions.

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October 5, 2021
Phillies as an economic indicator
October 5, 2021
When Baseball Umpires Should Not Pay Attention

Shown by home plate umpires, paying attention becomes easier when we use it less in the past or expect not to need it in the future.

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