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December 27, 2023
de minimis exemption
December 27, 2023
The Afterlife of All We Return

Accepted as a normal part of online shopping, our return behavior is easy for us but is much more complex for sellers.

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December 21, 2023
economic news roundup and height matters
December 21, 2023
Why Being Tall Is About More Than Height

While seeing that height matters by identifying where we would see the most tall people, researchers note that we are growing shorter.

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November 30, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
November 30, 2023
What We Can Learn From Charlie Munger

As much of a lkegendary investor as Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger can teach us a lot about markets.

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November 28, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
November 28, 2023
When Prices Should Please Us

While the trajectory of consumer price changes should make us happy, instead we've responded with concern.

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November 26, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
November 26, 2023
How Much Money Do We Need To Be Happy?

During the past 50 years, economists have had different answers when asked about the connection between money and happiness.

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November 23, 2023
Thanksgiving top ten list
November 23, 2023
How a Behavioral Economist Explains Our Thanksgiving Meal

Through a Thanksgiving Top Ten List, we can use behavioral economics to explain what we eat and how much we eat during the holiday.

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October 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and license plates
October 6, 2023
What a License Plate Can Say

Much more than a rectangular piece of metal, a Delaware low digit license plate can be a signal of wealth and status.

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September 20, 2023
economic news roundup and multi-million dollar dinosaur fossils
September 20, 2023
Are Checks Like Dinosaurs?

Moving away from cash and checks, for many of us, our money transactions have changed during the past 25 years.

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August 24, 2023
household spending
August 24, 2023
Close Encounters of the Everyday Kind

Where we live, shop, and eat can determine if we experience the income isolation that results from the people we typically encounter.

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August 8, 2023
happiness history
August 8, 2023
Why Grandma Was Happy

Researchers believe that by looking back at millions of books to quantify the history of happiness, they can create a happier future.

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August 1, 2023
economic news roundup and assortative dating
August 1, 2023
What Makes Us Happy?

Including topics that focus on money, gender, and geography, a recent paper reports what makes us more and less happy.

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July 30, 2023
incentives
July 30, 2023
When People Won’t Want Heavy Reading

Whether buying books by the pound or establishing a factory weight quota, the impact of the incentives will surprise you.

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