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January 30, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
January 30, 2017
The Healthcare Incentives We Cannot Avoid

The healthcare incentives that shape patient demand and physician supply do not necessarily cut cost and improve well-being.

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January 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
January 29, 2017
Why the Price of Guacamole Could Rise

Because our avocados, onions, tomatoes and peppers could have come from Mexico, NAFTA changes will mean guacamole changes.

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January 28, 2017
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January 28, 2017
Weekly Roundup: From Missing Women to Finding Colleges

Connecting current events, history and economics, our Weekly Roundup includes supply and surge prices, human capital and missing women, and chicken tariffs.

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January 27, 2017
Weekly Roundup and the Inauguration Platform
January 27, 2017
Econlife Quiz: The Economics of U.S. Presidential Inaugurations

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January 26, 2017
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January 26, 2017
How a Chicken Helped a Pickup Truck

When German farmers got a chicken tax to protect them from U.S. poultry imports in the 1960s, the results were unexpected.

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January 25, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
January 25, 2017
A New Kind of College Report Card

Barely recognized by U.S. News ranking, colleges where graduates achieve income mobility prove that the American Dream remains a viable goal.

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January 24, 2017
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January 24, 2017
Where To Find China’s Missing Women

Upsetting the conventional wisdom, researchers recently found millions of "non-existent" women who could enter Chinese marriage markets.

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January 23, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and employee pay
January 23, 2017
There’s Lots More To the CPI Than One Number

Seemingly a single number, the CPI market basket is composed of wildly different flexible and sticky prices that provide a different view of inflation.

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January 22, 2017
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January 22, 2017
The Upside of Uber’s Surge Pricing

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