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February 20, 2018
China's GDP
February 20, 2018
What a High Social Score Can Get You in China

In 2020, China will have implemented a social score program that will use behavioral inputs to decide which goods and services residents can access.

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February 14, 2018
economic news roundup and assortative dating
February 14, 2018
What Men and Women Want in a Mate

By identifying the decisions that men and women make while speed dating, we can see where they rank intelligence, attractiveness and ambition.

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February 8, 2018
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February 8, 2018
The Surprising Reasons For Food Inequality

Whereas food inequality had been correlated to lack of availability and high prices, new research shows other reasons low income households eat more unhealthy food than those with more money.

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February 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and congestion pricing
February 7, 2018
The Contest That NYC Didn’t Want To Win

With other cities like London having successfully implemented a traffic congestion pricing plan, NYC has begun to figure out a proposal.

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February 5, 2018
remote work and fertility
February 5, 2018
The Mom Penalty and the Dad Bonus

Confirming that children add to the gender pay gap, the motherhood penalty and the fatherhood bonus each create more of a spread between female and male earnings.

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February 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and everyday sustainability
February 1, 2018
Doing an Environmental Good Turn With a Revolving Door

Increasing everyday sustainability, using a revolving building door rather than one that swings would add less to our individual carbon footprint.

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December 28, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and ethical choices fro driverless cars
December 28, 2017
Choosing the Ethics of Self-Driving Cars

Governments have begun to provide guidelines about the ethical choices that will be necessary when programming driverless cars.

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December 27, 2017
Economic News Roundup and internet tax
December 27, 2017
The Downside of Interrupting Women

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December 21, 2017
gift giving wisdom
December 21, 2017
Why We Give The Wrong Gifts

When we receive presents that disappoint us, gift giving creates deadweight loss that diminishes the economic boost from holiday spending.

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December 20, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and human capital and year of the dragon
December 20, 2017
How to Make Kids Smarter (And Also Help the GDP)

While superstition tells us that babies born during the Year of the Dragon will have more success and power, economists look at human capital investment.

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December 19, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine tariffs
December 19, 2017
Deciding If Wine Glass Size Matters

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December 17, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and air pollution
December 17, 2017
The Town That Is Fighting a Leaf Blower War

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