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October 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
October 18, 2019
The EU Budget Battle

Called a "budget bloodbath," the European Union (EU) cannot decide where to get the billions of euros it will no longer receive from the U.K.

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October 17, 2019
de minimis exemption
October 17, 2019
The Hidden Side of Amazon Prime

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October 16, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global wealth
October 16, 2019
What It’s Handy To Know About a Wealth Tax

Considering the complexities of the past and present wealth tax in OECD countries, we can better decide if it should be used to diminish wealth inequality.

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October 15, 2019
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October 15, 2019
Why Development Economics Has a Plumbing Problem

Comparing development economics to plumbing, one of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize winners says she observes what works in the real world.

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October 14, 2019
what we spend
October 14, 2019
The Problem With the Amazing Increase in Kids’ Allowances

While children's allowances are way up, the financial responsibility that parents hope to develop has not been apparent in financial literacy surveys.

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October 13, 2019
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October 13, 2019
A Virtual Version of Conspicuous Consumption

Doing little to help us win games, our video game shopping for outfits and dance moves creates some conspicuous consumption.

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October 12, 2019
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October 12, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Healthcare to Happy Hour

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October 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup andChinese manufacturers
October 11, 2019
A China Story: Doggie Doo-dah Bags

A visit to a doggie doo-dah plastic bags maker in China illustrates the shift from Chinese manufacturing to Vietnam and Indonesia.

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October 10, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
October 10, 2019
Why We Waste Healthcare Spending

The six categories of healthcare spending waste and the five groups that help to create it can be related to Fermi's Paradox.

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