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August 5, 2021
WNBA expansion
August 5, 2021
Where We Will Add Some Sanity to March Madness

Because a viral video circulated during this year's March Madness, NCAA women's basketball will be treated more equitably in the future.

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August 4, 2021
economic news roundup and multi-million dollar dinosaur fossils
August 4, 2021
A New Way To See Old Age

Looking back 55 years at the changes in life expectancy, we could decide to change our definition of what it means to be old.

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August 3, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tobacco taxes
August 3, 2021
The Tax That Made Us Healthier

By increasing cigarette taxes, states provided an example that extends beyond smoking of how a higher cost leads to healthier habits.

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August 2, 2021
Olympic medal winners
August 2, 2021
How An Olympic Medal Can Make Someone Sad

Depending on whether they won gold, silver, or bronze, Olympic medal winners might not be as happy as we would expect.

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August 1, 2021
S&P 500 bull markets
August 1, 2021
Which Firm Was the First Robinhood?

Similar to the goals expressed by Robinhood, long ago a major Wall Street firm focused on retail investors and also had its IPO.

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July 31, 2021
economic news roundup
July 31, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Wikipedia Women to Olympic Medals

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from supermarket shelves to soft infrastructure.

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July 30, 2021
Friday's e-links
July 30, 2021
July 2021 Friday’s e-links: From Infrastructure and Yap Money to Wind Power

Starting with Yap money and ending with infrastructure history, our five e-links for July also include camouflaged cookies and wind power.

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July 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
July 30, 2021
When More Is Less at the Supermarket

When supermarkets carry fewer products, they lose the benefit of more variety but also minimize the cost of creating too many decisions.

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July 29, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and hard and soft infrastructure
July 29, 2021
How to Look at Infrastructure

To see the need for hard and soft infrastructure, we can look back at the catastrophic Donner Party and ahead to contemporary legislation.

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