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March 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Greece length of the workweek
March 4, 2019
Removing the Bailout Safety Net from the Greek Economy

Although the bailout of the Greek economy just ended, doubts remain about their ability to sustain their long-term debt obligations.

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March 3, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Gross National Happiness
March 3, 2019
The Best Way To Measure Happiness

When we compare Bhutan's gross national happiness (GNH) to its gross domestic product (GDP, we could decide if happiness relates to economic growth.

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March 1, 2019
economic news roundup and speedy boarding
March 1, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Ways to Board an Airplane

Although boarding planes faster is a goal for the major airlines, they have had limited success because of the tradeoffs they are unwilling to make.

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February 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
February 27, 2019
Why Kraft’s Mac & Cheese Has a Global Warming Problem

Ranking the global warming readiness of the largest consumer product companies, a climate change research group tells us where to be concerned.

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February 21, 2019
China's GDP
February 21, 2019
Six Facts That Explain How China Plans to Dominate World Trade

China's economic development and much more will be propelled if its Belt and Road Initiative sends trillions to countries in three continents.

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February 20, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airline pilots' decisions
February 20, 2019
The Two Sides of a Pilot’s Decisions

Involving safety, airline pilots' decisions during takeoff, flight, and landing reflect cost and benefit tradeoffs that their passengers rarely recognize.

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February 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wildlife conservation
February 19, 2019
The Less Obvious Way To Conserve Wildlife

Attempts to encourage African wildlife conservation have changed incentives that affect African villagers and U.S. hunters.

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January 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and e-commerce subscriptions
January 27, 2019
Why Songs Are Shorter

As music industry technology has shifted to streaming, so too have the incentives that are multiplying shorter song tracks.

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January 11, 2019
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January 11, 2019
The New Tech We Cannot Resist

Like all new technology, the three innovations I most liked from CES 2019 could boost economic growth by making life easier (and more fun).

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January 10, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and driving behavior
January 10, 2019
Sweden’s Carbon Tax

Looking at Sweden's steadily rising carbon tax, we can ask what it is, what it does, and why the people accept so high a rate.

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January 9, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and coffee drinking
January 9, 2019
Six Facts: What You Always Wanted To Know About Coffee

Our six facts about coffee drinking take us to topics that range from its slosh, to the impact of mug colors, to instant and fresh coffee.

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January 8, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and school funding
January 8, 2019
Why School Funding and a “Friends” Dinner Are Similar

The controversial side of school funding can take us to a "Friends" excerpt about splitting the dinner check and to a small Vermont community.

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