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July 11, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Saudi woman Manal al-Shafif
July 11, 2017
How Women Could Elevate the Saudi GDP

Far more than constraining Saudi women, Saudi Arabia's discrimination diminishes the entire economy's production possibilities.

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July 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the best country
July 10, 2017
What Most of Us Don’t Know About the G20

Predictable and surprising, G20 facts about the group's countries and last week's meetings show how we remain interconnected.

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July 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup financial decisions and red print
July 9, 2017
The Surprising Impact of Seeing Red

Making financial decisions, we might take more or less risk because of the color of the print in our documents and charts.

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July 8, 2017
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July 8, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From More Single Moms to Fewer Baguettes

Linking economics, current events and history, our weekly economic news roundup includes Adam Smith, Alexander Hamilton, monopolies and baguette regulation.

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July 7, 2017
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July 7, 2017
Fracking, Fertility and Families

By comparing manufacturing and fracking communities, economists are trying to figure out why the number of single parents is soaring.

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July 6, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and French baguette competition
July 6, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Before the Baguette Crisis

Seeing the impact of French baguette deregulation, we can look back at the days when government guaranteed Paris's bread supply.

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July 5, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and marriage
July 5, 2017
Manufacturing, Men, and Marriage Markets

Hit by trade shock from China, U.S. communities that experience factory layoffs and closings will also see an impact on marriage rates.

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July 4, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and economic independence from Alexander Hamilton
July 4, 2017
Celebrating Economic Independence

Looking at Hamilton economics through his development plan and now, we can see so very clearly why he can be called the father of our economy.

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July 3, 2017
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 3, 2017
Using Adam Smith to Cross the Road

Wondering why cars happily stop to let pedestrians cross the road on an island without traffic lights, we can find an answer from Adam Smith.

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