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July 20, 2017
#TBT tasteless tomatoes
July 20, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Looking for a Tasty Tomato

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July 19, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Hollywood gender gap Star Wars Monopoly game
July 19, 2017
The Hollywood Gender Gap

Excluding Rey from its newest Star Wars Monopoly game, Hasbro added to a Hollywood gender gap described in a new study from USC Annenberg.

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July 18, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Old Food Brands
July 18, 2017
Why the Greek Yogurt Invasion Was More Than Yoplait’s War

The story of Yoplait's unsuccessful battle against a Greek Yogurt invasion is really about a war that old food brands are fighting.

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July 17, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and minimum wage hike
July 17, 2017
How to Upset the Minimum Wage Debate

Economists on one side of the minimum wage debate just got some extra ammunition from the results of a University of Washington study.

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July 16, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and team chemistry
July 16, 2017
How to Get Team Chemistry

Trying to figure out the reason for success in Major League Baseball could take us beyond individual talent to understanding the sources of team chemistry.

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July 15, 2017
economic news roundup
July 15, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Lady Gaga to IKEA

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July 14, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and the IKEA Effect
July 14, 2017
Why the IKEA Effect is About Much More Than Furniture

Rippling far beyond furniture assembly, the IKEA Effect can determine how we value what we construct and cook at home, and design at work.

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July 13, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Veblen Goods Tiffany
July 13, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at the Tiffany Brand

Shifting from Audrey Hepburn elegance to Lady Gaga, the Tiffany brand has a new face to market its luxury image and its Veblen goods.

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July 12, 2017
GDP monitor
July 12, 2017
A New Way To Take Our Economic Pulse

Economists become somewhat similar to weather men and women when their GDP monitor is a nowcast that forecasts the present.

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