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January 1, 2020
New Year's Top Ten List
January 1, 2020
The Top Ten Ways to Sound Like An Economist During the New Year

As the New Year begins, we might want to think of this updated list of the top ten ways that we can sound like an economist.

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December 31, 2019
Economic News Roundup and internet tax
December 31, 2019
When It’s Tough to Calculate the Cost of An Internet Tax

After the Supreme Court said any state could charge internet taxes, the decision rippled across small, large, local, and remote businesses.

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December 30, 2019
Economic News Roundup and barista skills
December 30, 2019
Why Prisoners Need Barista Skills

Echoing the rehabilitation emphasized by Norway's prison system, barista skills are taught to some inmates at Rikers Island.

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December 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and concert ticket prices
December 29, 2019
Why Taylor Swift Likes Slow Ticketing

Wondering why concert ticket prices have gone up during the past decade, we can look at Taylor Swift's 2018 Reputation tour.

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December 28, 2019
economic news roundup
December 28, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Market Bubbles to Product Flops

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December 27, 2019
Friday's e-links
December 27, 2019
December e-links: One Doggy, Two Economists, Tom Hanks, and the Decade’s Anomalies

My final December e-link is a WSJ column that, looking back at the decade's economic anomalies, tries to understand why they happened.

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December 27, 2019
economic news roundup and new product demand
December 27, 2019
The People Who Loved Watermelon Flavored Oreos

Because more demand for new products could be a warning sign, retailers need to take a close look at who wants what they've just launched.

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December 26, 2019
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December 26, 2019
Throwback Thursday: From Dutch Tulips to New York Cupcakes

TBT: Looking at financial bubbles, we could see that stock markets, cupcakes, tulip bulbs, and real estate have a lot in common.

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December 25, 2019
gift giving wisdom
December 25, 2019
An Economist’s Gift Giving Dilemma

After an economist long ago told us that gift giving adds less to economic activity than the price of the present, a pro-gift giving group disagreed.

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