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June 12, 2015
China's economic growth
June 12, 2015
Why China Wants to be Called a Market Economy

Ignoring Adam Smith's ideas, the EU will probably tell us by 2016 that China has a market economy because the World Trade Organization requires a decision.

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June 11, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and glass ceiling
June 11, 2015
Finding the Cracks in the Glass Ceiling

Wage data from 1981 to 2012 show that women who are top earners have made progress in cracking the glass ceiling but their numbers remain relatively low.

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June 10, 2015
income redistribution
June 10, 2015
How We Respond to Higher Taxes

Recent academic studies show that by lowering individual income taxes and eliminating certain business taxes, Kansas's new tax cuts can boost its economy.

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June 9, 2015
Negotiating tariffs and game theory
June 9, 2015
Greek and German Games

For insight on how Greece and Germany handle the prisoner's dilemma as they negotiate Greek debt, we can compare their differences and eurozone loyalty.

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June 8, 2015
Everyday economics and the apple's monopolistic competition.
June 8, 2015
How Honeycrisp is Similar to American Pharoah

With the creation of the Honeycrisp, perfect competition became monopolistic competition in the apple industry and quality and quantity incentives changed.

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June 7, 2015
Arthur Ashe Stadium
June 7, 2015
A New Spin For Tennis Economics

Affecting firm competition and player inequality, when billionaire Larry Ellison bought Indian Wells, he generated externalities throughout tennis.

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June 6, 2015
The econlife.com Weekly Roundup
June 6, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Height to Hamburgers

Our everyday economics includes behavioral economics, GDP, demand & supply, inflation, tradeoffs, markets, consumer spending, environment, and regulation.

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June 5, 2015
It's Tough To Solve the Poaching ProblemNeither the market nor a regulatory approach has solved the problem of poaching in Africa.
June 5, 2015
A Poaching Problem that Regulation Hasn’t Solved

The market solutions and regulatory approaches used to solve the problem of elephant poaching have not worked for wildlife conservation in Africa.

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June 4, 2015
household spending
June 4, 2015
Why You Should Eat Before You Shop

A surprising cause of a change in demand, hunger might make us want to shop more. Traditionally, a change in demand results from a demand determinant.

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