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May 2, 2017
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May 2, 2017
A New Kind of (Japanese) Stress

Requiring shorter refrigerators and adult diapers, Japan's aging population is creating demographic stress as their numbers grow.

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April 28, 2017
the McRib
April 28, 2017
Managing the McRib

Knowing that McRib supply is not predictable, the fans of the pork, barbecue sauce, onions and pickle sandwich are delighted whenever it resurfaces.

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April 25, 2017
China's GDP
April 25, 2017
How Affluence Relates to Pollution

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April 20, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and manufacturing socks
April 20, 2017
What a Sock Can Teach Us

Manufacturing Socks in a Regional Cluster Helps Firms to Optimize Production

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April 19, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and taxi tips
April 19, 2017
Our Taxi Tips

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April 17, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pizza box recycling
April 17, 2017
The Robots Are Coming (With Your Pizza)

Transforming our pizza delivery, our factories, our warehouses and our cars, the many sides of robotics make it our newest frenemy.

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April 13, 2017
healthcare costs
April 13, 2017
The Jobs That Unemployed Men Don’t Want

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March 30, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Chinese consumer
March 30, 2017
What the New Chinese Consumer is Buying

Buying more yogurt, movie tickets and premium products instead of instant noodles, the consumer is a new focus for China's statisticians.

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March 23, 2017
weekly economic roundup and pension income systems
March 23, 2017
Why Social Security Needs Immigrants

Because unauthorized immigrants pay billions of dollars in payroll taxes, they are one solution to the Social Security solvency problem.

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March 15, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
March 15, 2017
Why the Congress Needs to Raise the Debt Ceiling Again

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March 13, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup daylight saving time dilemmas
March 13, 2017
Daylight Saving Time Dilemmas

Last weekend, our daylight saving time dilemmas began again as we lost an hour of sleep but gained evening time to shop, exercise and go to athletic events.

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March 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine production
March 7, 2017
How EU Regulation Deals With Blue Wine

Surprisingly significant, the EU's opposition to blue wine reflects how regulation constrains the innovation that creates productivity and economic growth.

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