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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
https://econlife.com/2026/09/urban-fertility/urban 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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August 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and road safety
August 16, 2018
Why Driving is Safer in Sweden

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August 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
August 7, 2018
Why We Have Fewer Female CEOs

With Indra Nooyi leaving PepsiCo, we have even fewer female CEOs of major corporations who can change expectations about male leadership.

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August 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and decision fatigue
August 2, 2018
Why We Suffer From FOMO

With social media telling us everything our friends are doing and much more, many of us experience FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).

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July 23, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and measuring happiness
July 23, 2018
What Soccer Can Teach Us About Investing

When measuring happiness around the world after a World Cup finals match, the pain of loss can exceed the pleasure of gain.

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July 12, 2018
https://econlife.com/2026/09/urban-fertility/urban fertility
July 12, 2018
Still More on the Mommy Penalty

Two new papers have looked more closely at the mommy penalty and even identified how women who have no children are affected.

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July 10, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and traffic congestion
July 10, 2018
The Connection Between Bedtime and Gridlock

Instead of Google Maps, we might be able to avoid rush hour traffic congestion by looking at everyone's electrical usage.

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July 8, 2018
stock market activity and World Cup
July 8, 2018
How Game Theory Explains World Cup Penalty Shootouts

We can use economic game theory to understand the decisions made by kickers and goalies during World Cup penalty shootouts.

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