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October 21, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Misery Index
October 21, 2024
What the Misery Index Says About the Election

Because President Lyndon Johnson asked for a shorthand look at economic happiness, we wound up with the Misery Index.

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October 20, 2024
China's GDP
October 20, 2024
How China Might Avoid the Middle Income Trap

Confirmed by this Friday's GDP data, China's slowdown could need reversing to avoid the middle income trap.

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October 19, 2024
economic news roundup
October 19, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Potato Chips to Big Macs

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from immigration to tennis match automation.

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October 18, 2024
Friday's e-links
October 18, 2024
October 2024 Friday’s e-links: Russia and McDonald’s

Continuing with our October e-links, we recommend a book and a video that take us to Perestroika and the first McDonald's in Moscow.

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October 18, 2024
Spanish immigration
October 18, 2024
The Economics of Immigration

Inadequately considered by the presidential candidates, immigration economics will have a gargantuan impact of the U.S. economy.

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October 17, 2024
Weekly Economics News Roundup and comparing wages
October 17, 2024
Connecting Where We Eat To How We Vote

When we look at where politicians eat, again, there is a divide between Washington's Republicans and Democrats.

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October 16, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dynamic pricing
October 16, 2024
Why Chips Bags Are Never Full

Irritated by half full bags of potato chips, we should know that there is a good reason for the slack-fill.

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October 15, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and business friendliness
October 15, 2024
Deciding Where To Do Business

With the demise of "Doing Business," the World Bank just announced a replacement that focuses on business friendliness and much more.

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October 14, 2024
UK Labor Legislation
October 14, 2024
When New Work Rules Create New Incentives

Recent UK labor legislation could create the unintended consequeces that result from most new worker mandates.

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