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February 24, 2017
restaurant psychology
February 24, 2017
How Restaurant Psychology Affects Us

Including music and seating design, restaurant psychology affects table turnover by influencing how fast we eat and drink.

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February 2, 2017
consumer spending
February 2, 2017
The First Aspirational Shopper

As the early 20th century interior decorator who rejected Victorian design, Elsie de Wolfe also created the first group of aspirational shoppers.

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January 15, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and marijuana update
January 15, 2017
A Marijuana Branding Problem

Soon to become big business, marijuana branding is helped by catchy names but restricted because of trademark constraints.

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January 12, 2017
January 12, 2017
No Free Lunch at Restaurants With a Higher Minimum Wage

One Sarasota Springs, NY Ben & Jerry's franchise says more than several academic studies about the possible impact of a higher minimum wage.

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January 10, 2017
weekly roundup and work/life balance
January 10, 2017
What If Everyone Worked Less?

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January 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
January 9, 2017
How Supermarket Shelves Influence Us

Depending on its location, a supermarket's grocery shelf space can have a high or low value that will determine its product placement.

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April 24, 2016
Weekly Economic New Roundup and tall building construction
April 24, 2016
When Not to Build a Super Tall Skyscraper

From the Chrysler Building in NYC to Taipei 101 in Taiwan, the timing of super tall skyscraper construction provides clues about business cycles.

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February 1, 2016
Everyday economics and the tire tariff had a visible benefit and a much greater invisible cost.
February 1, 2016
The Choice Between Free Trade and Tariffs

Low skilled labor bears more of the cost of free trade than comparative advantage and traditional economics have indicated.

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December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015
The First and Last Places to Celebrate the New Year

Because time zones are a human creation, the beginning of the New Year varies around the world.

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December 30, 2015
price discrimination
December 30, 2015
What Happens When You Pay What You Want?

Affecting a firm's revenue, when consumers can determine price through pay-what-you-want, the amount they select depends on their unselfish self-signaling.

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December 28, 2015
Research replication and Using tweets to predict the stock market
December 28, 2015
What Stock Market History Tells Us

U.S. stock market history from 1900-2015 shows how the diminishing dominance of industries like railroads reflects innovation and creative destruction.

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December 27, 2015
December 27, 2015
The Disease That Alaska Might Have

Like Dutch Disease, Alaska's oil industry dependence has eliminated other government revenue that might be necessary now that the price of oil has plunged.

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