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February 14, 2026
economic news roundup
February 14, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Olympic Medals to Misleading Statistics

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from employment insight to Super Bowl flu.

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February 13, 2026
Friday's e-links
February 13, 2026
February 2026 Friday’s e-links: Understanding Affordability

Continuing with our February e-links, we recomend a podcast that briefly and yet thoroughly explains what we mean by affordability.

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February 13, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and low hire, low fire
February 13, 2026
The Many Sides of the Employment Report

A low unemployment rate hides worker and employer incentives that encourage low hire; low fire negative externalities.

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February 12, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Just Ask Jenna Looks At Unintended Consequences
February 12, 2026
Just Ask Jenna Looks At the Unintended Consequences of Safer Behavior

Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.

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February 11, 2026
economic news roundup and the Dow and the S&P
February 11, 2026
Comparing the “Uncool Index” to the S&P

As our metrics for stock market activity, the Dow Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are two typical benchmarks.

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February 10, 2026
accurate statistics
February 10, 2026
Where Statistics Could Be More Accurate

Looking at Greece's past deficit problems and Argentina's inflation, we can see why we need accurate statistics.

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February 9, 2026
Super Bowl absentees
February 9, 2026
How a Sunday Game Affects Monday Work

Similar to the World Cup and other major sports events, next day Super Bowl absentees from work represent a hefty percent of the labor force.

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February 8, 2026
silver medal sadness
February 8, 2026
Why Silver Medal Winners Are Sad

During the 2026 Winter Olympics, we should look for silver medal sadness and bronze joy as medal winners have different counterfactuals.

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February 7, 2026
economic news roundup
February 7, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From SNAP Candy to Harvard’s Grades

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from China's GDP to snowstorm parking spaces.

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