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December 28, 2018
Friday's e-links
December 28, 2018
December 2018 Friday’s e-links: From a Trek Across Antarctica to a Pizza Scam and Two Physicians with the Same Last Name

Friday's e-links: Today we complete a story with an update about how extreme athlete Colin O'Brady successfully crossed the Antarctic, unaided.

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December 28, 2018
summer blockbusters
December 28, 2018
How to Measure the Size of Our Cultural Divide

We can judge the size of our cultural divide by identifying the TV shows we watch, the magazines we read, and the movies we see.

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December 27, 2018
gift giving
December 27, 2018
The Gift You Didn’t Want

Although you'll see that the Amazon reviews for How to Avoid Huge Ships are hilarious, it's still one of those unwanted gifts that creates deadweight loss.

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December 26, 2018
https://econlife.com/2026/09/urban-fertility/urban fertility
December 26, 2018
The (Hidden) Paternity Leave Problem

A nation's generous paternity leave policy does not necessarily diminish the size of the gender pay gap or job discrimination against women.

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December 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Christmas tree purchases
December 25, 2018
What You Can See in a Christmas Tree

Deciding between artificial and real Christmas tree purchases, we can contemplate convenience, tradition, health, and even our cats.

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December 24, 2018
Santa's wages
December 24, 2018
Is Santa Earning More?

By calculating Santa's wages through comparable occupations, we can determine if his yearly earnings increases are similar to U.S. workers.

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December 23, 2018
Weekly News Roundup and fast delivery
December 23, 2018
The New Meaning of Fast Delivery

From the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, our expectations for fast letter and package delivery have changed considerably.

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December 22, 2018
economic news roundup
December 22, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Sinking Stocks to Superstar Singers

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December 21, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and stock market bubbles
December 21, 2018
How a Sock Puppet Created a Bubble

Ranging from sock puppets in 2000 to the spread of the automobile in the 1920s, the causes of market bubbles are different and yet similar.

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