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January 24, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
January 24, 2021
When Does Money Make Us Feel Good?

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January 8, 2021
Economic News Roundup and Dow Industrial Average
January 8, 2021
Why Recent Stock Market Fluctuations Are Tough To Explain

Looking at a Covid-19 time table, economic fundamentals, and economic uncertainty, we can try to explain recent stock market fluctuations.

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January 3, 2021
New Year's resolutions and the Bullitt Center staircase "escalier"
January 3, 2021
Why a New Year’s Resolution Needs a Staircase

Pondering how to keep our New Year's resolutions, we can look at the staircase in a Seattle office building.

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December 25, 2020
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December 25, 2020
The Downside of Gift Giving

During the holiday season, our gift giving might have less value than we expect because recipients engage in preference falsification.

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December 23, 2020
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December 23, 2020
The Impact of a Price on Music and Wine

Because of the impact of a price, our opinion of the music from a Stradivarius violin or the taste of a fine wine could change.

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December 18, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
December 18, 2020
What Your Time is Really Worth

Lyft can come in handy when economists need to calculate the dollar value of time for us and for government.

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December 14, 2020
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December 14, 2020
How to Give a Better Gift

In somewhat unexpected ways, our opinion of a present can depend on whether the gift wrapping is sloppy or neat.

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December 9, 2020
economic news roundup and pricing strategies
December 9, 2020
Apple’s Goldilocks Strategy

A behavioral economist can explain why a pricing strategy can become a legend when it relates to a bread making machine.

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November 30, 2020
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November 30, 2020
When a Mask Is Like a Lunch

Looking at the past and now, we can see the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for reducing COVID-19 fatalities.

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November 6, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dating markets
November 6, 2020
How Dating Markets Have Changed

As they replace the traditional ways that couples meet each other, onlne dating markets are reducing the role of friends and family.

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September 18, 2020
Economic News Roundup and LEGOs secondary markets Millennium Falcon
September 18, 2020
Where LEGO is More Than a Toy

Instead of spending hours or even days constructing a multi-thousand piece set, many thousnads of people prefer investing in LEGOs.

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September 2, 2020
economic news roundup and calorie labels
September 2, 2020
Does a Calorie Label Make Us Eat Less?

While the purpose of restaurant calorie labels has been to provide diners with more information, it did not work out entirely as expected.

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