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October 24, 2018
tipping behavior
October 24, 2018
Six Facts: What We Don’t Know About Tipping

Just like tipping wages vary from state to state, so too do arguments from servers, kitchen staff, and restaurant owners for keeping or eliminating them.

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October 22, 2018
Weekjly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 22, 2018
Where Are Women and Men Most Different?

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

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October 15, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and invading ride-share markets
October 15, 2018
How Uber Should Apologize for a Delay

Because a firm like Uber loses revenue from unhappy riders who had delayed arrivals, we could say we are looking at apology economics.

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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 27, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and economic honesty
September 27, 2018
Economics and the Honor System

When we pay through an honor system, retailers depend on our economic honesty while researchers are trying to understand it.

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September 20, 2018
Pentagon Pizza delivery spike
September 20, 2018
The Problem With Free Pizza

Not knowing what behavioral economists say about "zero," the Russian Domino's was surprised by the response to a free pizza promotion.

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September 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and paying for blueberries
September 18, 2018
When Money Is Not the Best Incentive

Because a fine is supposed to be a deterrent, six Israeli day-care centers were surprised when their late pickup fee had unintended consequences.

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September 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Starbucks effect
September 2, 2018
How a Behavioral Economist Explains a Frappuccino Problem

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August 31, 2018
remote work and fertility
August 31, 2018
What Baby Names Tell Us

When parents choose a baby name, they could be conveying a message to the world that signals their politics and the child's future profession.

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August 28, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and school funding
August 28, 2018
The Best Reasons For Later School Start Times

In addition to teens' mental health, we can support later school start times with cost benefit analysis that focuses on the economy.

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August 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and overused resources
August 22, 2018
How Phish-Tarping is a Tragedy (of the Commons)

While we know that overused resources can include the ocean, the air, and a pasture, we also should include beaches and seats.

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