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August 11, 2015
everyday economics and food trends
August 11, 2015
Food Issues: Why Economists Say Kale is Like Fried Calamari

Cited when discussing innovative entrepreneurs who invent new ideas, Joseph Schumpeter's creative destruction applies to food trends that come and go.

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August 10, 2015
everyday economics and embargoes
August 10, 2015
How Cheese and Salmon Tell the Russian Embargo Story

Shifting from the EU to Russia and the Faeroes, Russia's embargo trade barriers changed export and import winners and losers for cheese and salmon.

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August 9, 2015
everyday economics and song copyrights and Grumpy Cat
August 9, 2015
Why Birthday Cat Is Grumpy

When deciding whether the Happy Birthday song has a copyright, we are really debating how broad or narrow intellectual property rights should be.

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August 8, 2015
August 8, 2015
AOA Reveal Confidence Tips & Who’s the Best Lacrosse Player at KCON 2015 L.A.: Exclusive

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August 8, 2015
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August 8, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Traffic Congestion to Job Evaluation

Our everyday economics includes central planning, unintended consequences, comparative advantage, transportation infrastructure, cost & developing nations.

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August 7, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and perverse incentives
August 7, 2015
How a Performance Metric Can Lead to a Giant Nail

In government, business and at home, the performance metrics we create always are accompanied by incentives that create unintended consequences.

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August 6, 2015
everyday economics and crowd wisdom
August 6, 2015
What Ants Tell Us About the Wisdom of Crowds

Shown by ant groups successfully taking a Cheerio to a nest, sometimes the wisdom of crowds depends on the brains of an individual leader.

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August 5, 2015
Everyday economics and international trade subsidies
August 5, 2015
The Deal That a Chinese Firm Could Not Refuse

Displaying a shift in comparative advantage, some Chinese textile manufacturers are locating their factories the the U.S. rather than China.

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August 4, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and transportation infrastructure
August 4, 2015
Some Humor and Insight About Highway Congestion

Using road design as an example, we can show how innovation in our transportation infrastructure can improve productivity.

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