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November 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and globalization
November 7, 2018
Six Facts That We Need to Know About Globalization

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November 4, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airlines' seat size
November 4, 2018
The Pitch That’s An Airline Problem

When you think about shrinking airline seats, you could consider pitch and width, but really the problem is all about property rights.

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October 31, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and budget deficits
October 31, 2018
Why Aren’t We Worried About the Budget Deficit?

Although the U.S. budget deficit just hit a five-year high, an economist could explain why politicians and voters are not worried.

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October 21, 2018
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October 21, 2018
Why Traffic Jams Are Spreading

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October 19, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana economics
October 19, 2018
How Legal Marijuana Could Make the Canadian GDP Too High

With marijuana legalization, Canada has had to revise 60 years of its Gross National Product (GDP) to avoid misleading numbers.

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October 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and corporate logos
October 18, 2018
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Logos at Chase and American Airlines

#TBT: Today's Throwback Thursday looks back at Chase Bank and ahead to American Airlines to see how corporate logos have changed.

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October 11, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 11, 2018
The Light Side of Economic Growth

Looking at William Nordhaus's study of lighting history, we can see how increasingly cheaper illumination boosted our living standards.

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October 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Nobel Economics Prize
October 9, 2018
The Facts You Never Knew About the Nobel Economics Prize

First awarded more than 70 years after the original Nobel Prizes began, the Nobel Economics Prize is worth some unexpected extras.

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September 26, 2018
economic news roundup and farmer protests
September 26, 2018
A Russian Wheat Story With an Unexpected Ending

The story of a contemporary Russian wheat farmer is rather surprising when we look back at how the Russia economy has changed during the past 120 years.

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September 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
September 25, 2018
How Your College Determines Your Earnings

By knowing the type of college you plan to attend and which major you will select, you can figure out how to increase your postgraduate income.

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September 19, 2018
gender pay gap
September 19, 2018
How the Gender Gap Affects Men’s Health

Another good reason for diminishing the size of the gender gap in Europe is the impact it will have on men's health and their life expectancy.

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September 13, 2018
Economic news roundup and Catastrophe Bonds
September 13, 2018
Six Facts About Disaster Economics

When natural disasters like hurricanes, massive snowstorms, and wildfires strike a region, their economic impact is far more than the clean-up.

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