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April 30, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
April 30, 2017
Curing Saudi Arabia’s Dutch Disease

The Saudi king's golden escalators are examples of their affluence from oil and the need for Saudi diversification from oil.

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April 29, 2017
economic news roundup
April 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Millennials to McRibs

Connecting economics, current events and history, our weekly economic news roundup includes marginal McRibs and a surprising way to control pollution.

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April 28, 2017
the McRib
April 28, 2017
Managing the McRib

Knowing that McRib supply is not predictable, the fans of the pork, barbecue sauce, onions and pickle sandwich are delighted whenever it resurfaces.

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April 27, 2017
Weekly Economic New Roundup and tall building construction
April 27, 2017
Why Corporate Taxes Are Never Simple

Similar to a Magritte surrealistic painting, corporate taxes are not as simple as they appear because publicized numbers hide the real facts and incentives.

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April 26, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and beginning of the t-shirt supply chain
April 26, 2017
A Tale of Two T-Shirts

Covering 500 or so miles, a made-in-America t-shirt supply chain can be very different from a globally sourced t-shirt that travels more than 15,000 miles.

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April 25, 2017
China's GDP
April 25, 2017
How Affluence Relates to Pollution

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April 24, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and the razor and blade strategy
April 24, 2017
A Happy (and sad) Razor and Blade Story

Producers of police body cameras can use a razor and blade strategy to spike their revenue for data storage and management.

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April 23, 2017
household carbon emissions
April 23, 2017
The Millennials Who Live With Mom

Looking at millennials' households in the U.S. and beyond, we find a surprisingly large proportion of young adults living with their parents.

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April 22, 2017
economic news roundup
April 22, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Pizza to Potato Chips

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