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September 8, 2018
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September 8, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Borrowing More to Polluting Less

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from world debt and national debt to a new Frappuccino recipe.

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September 7, 2018
September 7, 2018
The Problem With Emissions Outsourcing

Usually associated with jobs, now the outsourcing that relates to carbon emissions embedded in globally traded goods will be limited by California.

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September 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and government shutdown
September 6, 2018
Six Facts We Need To Know About the U.S. Federal Debt

Through just six facts about the U.S. debt, we can get a pretty good picture of what it is, who funds it, and where it might go.

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September 5, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and world debt
September 5, 2018
What Does the World Owe?

With the U.S. an increasingly large contributor and an example of "debt creep," world debt is dominated by five countries.

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September 4, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Nutella Supply
September 4, 2018
How To Preserve Our Nutella Supply

Hoping to expand the Nutella supply chain with new producers of hazelnuts in Canada and even New Jersey, Ferrero is supporting hybrid seed research.

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September 3, 2018
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September 3, 2018
A Labor Day Look at How Much We Work

Comparing the U.S. workweek with South Korea and five European nations reveals how much we do at night and during the weekend.

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September 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Starbucks effect
September 2, 2018
How a Behavioral Economist Explains a Frappuccino Problem

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September 1, 2018
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September 1, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Baby Names to Trade Gains

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from triage tradeoffs and dollar design to price gouging.

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August 31, 2018
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August 31, 2018
August 2018 Friday’s e-links: From Rotten Tomatoes to Kidney Bean Tariffs and Cats

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