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November 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airport competition
November 16, 2018
How Airports Are Like Apple

Looking at the ten most popular large U.S. airports, we see competition that is designed to attract airlines and travelers.

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

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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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September 7, 2018
September 7, 2018
The Problem With Emissions Outsourcing

Usually associated with jobs, now the outsourcing that relates to carbon emissions embedded in globally traded goods will be limited by California.

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August 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and road safety
August 16, 2018
Why Driving is Safer in Sweden

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July 31, 2018
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July 31, 2018
The Health-Care Job Spurt

With health care becoming a job engine, we could have more physicians, nurses, and assistants twith job-related names like Payne, Butcher, and Burns.

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July 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and free parking and parking meters
July 22, 2018
The Huge Impact of a Rather Irritating Invention

While the cost of free parking in New York City is rather huge, it can be offset by what was a seemingly insignificant and irritating innovation.

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July 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and speedy internet
July 18, 2018
Why We Need Speedy Connections

Looking back at the impact of the telegraph on cotton markets, you can see why a speedy internet affects supply and demand.

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May 23, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and behavioral nudges
May 23, 2018
The Behavioral Nudges That Our Trains and Planes Give Us

The best designed railway stations and airports have behavioral nudges that travelers don't even know they are following.

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May 22, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and the Tesla price
May 22, 2018
When a Tesla Price Tells Us All We Need To Know

Just by looking at a $35,000 Tesla price, we can decide if Elon Musk is creating luxury vehicles or cars for the masses.

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May 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and commuting time
May 16, 2018
What You Never Expected To Hear About a Traffic Jam

Since billions have been proposed for infrastructure spending, we should consider some surprising suggestions from researchers on traffic congestion.

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