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November 10, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Public Restrooms
November 10, 2022
Why We Don’t Build Enough Public Bathrooms

Looking at New York City beyond, we can use a slew of economic ideas to explain the insufficient supply of public bathrooms.

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May 22, 2022
Grubhub's free lunch
May 22, 2022
What Grubhub’s “Free Lunch” Cost Us

Grubhub's free lunch offer wound up being rather costly for consumers and restaurants because they did not know TANSTAAFL.

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April 5, 2022
wartime zoos
April 5, 2022
How a Sedative Helped an Elephant in Kyiv

Looking at wartime zoos, we see how animals are comforted, supplies are stocked, and staff fights the war by remaining.

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March 28, 2022
exercise nudges
March 28, 2022
The Difference that Nine Cents Can Make

Through a mega study involving more than 60,000 participants, behavioral economists identified the most effective exercise nudges.

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December 14, 2021
Billion dollar climate and weather disasters
December 14, 2021
The Cost of a Weather Warning

Knowing that it is possible minimize the impact of weather and climate disasters, researchers are trying to figure out the best way.

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September 2, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Concorde
September 2, 2021
When the Cost of a Plane and a Wait Are Similar

For the same economic reason, the supersonic Concorde should have been grounded sooner and we irrationally endure long phone wait times.

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