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September 27, 2021
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September 27, 2021
Why Traffic Jams Could Spread Less

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September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021
Deciding Who Is Rich

With the Biden Administration taking us to a $400,000 threshold for higher taxes, deciding who is rich has become a legislative debate.

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September 25, 2021
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September 25, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Grumpy Cat to Global Fertility

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a McDonald's drive-thru to a fat bear.

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September 24, 2021
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September 24, 2021
September 2021 Friday’s e-links: The Ego That Makes a Presidential Library

Our September 2021 e-links continue with a look at presidential libraries that is about much more than books and papers.

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September 24, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
September 24, 2021
How Covid-19 Affected State Tax Revenue

We can look at a snapshot of different sources of state tax revenue for 2019 and 2021 to see yet another way that Covid-19 affected us.

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September 23, 2021
Weekly Economics News Roundup and comparing wages
September 23, 2021
Why McDonald’s Cares About a Speedy Drive-Thru

For drive-thru speed, McDonald's believes that just 20 seconds can make a huge difference in taking customers away from competitors.

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September 22, 2021
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September 22, 2021
Why Fat Bear Week 2021 Is About More Than Hibernation

Seeing Otis, Holly, and 747 compete during Alaska's Fat Bear Week reminds us of the impact of wilderness and development tradeoffs.

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September 21, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
September 21, 2021
Where and Why Are Women Having Fewer Children?

A demography challenge, China's birth rate problem is worse in other nations where the growth in babies and the elderly should be reversed.

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September 20, 2021
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September 20, 2021
How the Debt Ceiling Connects 1953 and 2021

Problems with the debt ceiling connect President Eisenhower's highway spending and President Biden's transportation infrastructure proposals.

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