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How Many Peanuts Are in Real Peanut Butter?

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December 14, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and life satisfaction
December 14, 2017
Where Life Is Better

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December 11, 2017
economic news roundup and airline baggage fees
December 11, 2017
The Unintended Consequences of Airline Taxes

When government increases airline taxes and fees, it can create unintended consequences for travelers who blame the airlines for fare hikes.

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December 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and government shutdown
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The Economic Yardstick That (We Don’t Know) We Need

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Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Elon Musk's tunnel construction
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Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision

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December 1, 2017
digitization
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A Closer Look at the Digitization in Our Lives

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November 30, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and garbage economics
November 30, 2017
When Garbage Is More Than Trash

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November 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and traffic ticket revenue
November 29, 2017
Some Creative Municipal Finance

While larger municipalities with high fixed costs have worsening revenue problems, a tiny Ohio solves its municipal finance problems with traffic tickets.

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November 27, 2017
NYS sandwich taxes
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Everything You Never Knew About the Sandwich

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November 26, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and employee pay
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Why the Secret Service Monitors Fake Movie Money

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November 24, 2017
shrinking cities
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The Shrinking Cities Problem

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November 8, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese consumers
November 8, 2017
Why China is Eating More Cranberries

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