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May 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and CBO scoring
May 9, 2017
When a Score is Not About a Game

Told that the House had not waited for CBO scoring results before passing a version of the American Health Care Act, we can ask what they were missing.

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May 8, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and smiling societies
May 8, 2017
The Economics of a Smile

In a list of smiling societies, the U.S. could be close to the top for a surprising reason that relates to immigration and diversity.

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May 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
May 7, 2017
The Mystery of the Disappearing Avocado

If your favorite veggie wrap no longer has avocado in it, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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May 6, 2017
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May 6, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From New Apples to Old People

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May 5, 2017
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May 5, 2017
Questions About the Global Gender Gap

Because the ranking depends on our variables and their definitions, measuring the global gender gap can have surprising results.

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May 4, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Apple brands
May 4, 2017
A Different Kind of Apple Patent

Whether looking at the iPhone or at Washington state's farmers, producers care about apple patents that protect new products.

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May 3, 2017
Chinese economic growth
May 3, 2017
Enlightening Measures of China’s Growth

Economists can use nighttime lights from NASA's satellite images of the earth to decide if China's economic growth statistics are accurate.

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May 2, 2017
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May 2, 2017
A New Kind of (Japanese) Stress

Requiring shorter refrigerators and adult diapers, Japan's aging population is creating demographic stress as their numbers grow.

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May 1, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and interstate migration
May 1, 2017
Where Moving Matters

Although U.S. migration patterns show that the popularity of different states vary from year to year, the one consistent trend has been less moving.

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