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December 15, 2024
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December 15, 2024
What We Need To Know About Gift Giving

As the holidays approach and gift giving accelerates, economists explain why many of us will be disappointed.

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December 14, 2024
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December 14, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From McRibs to Swifties

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December 13, 2024
Econlife Friday's e-links
December 13, 2024
December 2024 Friday’s e-links: A Look at Argentina

Continuing with our December e-links, this week I recommend a wonderful New Yorker Magazine look at Argentina.

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December 13, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and perverse incentives
December 13, 2024
How (Not) to Measure Economic Activity

In addition to the traditional metrics that suggest the health of the economy, we can look at several unusual economic indicators.

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December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024
Why We Missed the McRib

McDonald's must have been thinking economically when they told us the McRib is back with a complementary product.

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December 11, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
December 11, 2024
Why New CEO Pay Gap Numbers Are Misleading

Among the S&P 500's highest executives, the CEO pay gap remains although some median statistics say women earn more.

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December 10, 2024
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December 10, 2024
6 Facts: What We Need To Know About the Movies

Looking at 6 recent movie facts, we see a shift to PG and family-friendly films that take people to the theater.

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December 9, 2024
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December 9, 2024
What Fast Delivery Means

Gradually becoming faster, delivery times have shifted from more than a two-day wait, to one-day, to same-day arrivals.

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December 8, 2024
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December 8, 2024
How Swifties Spend

Describing Taylornomics, the media cites big spending numbers that become much more meaningful when we see what Swifties actually spend.

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