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March 12, 2021
Economic News Roundup and Beeple digital painting collage
March 12, 2021
Where An Online Collectible is Worth $69 Million

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January 12, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundupand Beer competition
January 12, 2021
How Covid-19 Changed Our Spending

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January 4, 2021
coronavirus vaccine supply chain
January 4, 2021
Millions, Billions, Trillions, and the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

Knowing the difference between millions, billions, and trillions can help us to understand the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain.

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December 25, 2020
gift giving
December 25, 2020
The Downside of Gift Giving

During the holiday season, our gift giving might have less value than we expect because recipients engage in preference falsification.

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December 16, 2020
Christmas tree demand and supply
December 16, 2020
What Christmas Trees Say About the Holiday Economy

When we look at Christmas tree demand and supply, we can get a picture of how the holiday economy will appear.

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November 18, 2020
turkey demand
November 18, 2020
How the Pandemic Created a Turkey Problem

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in our Thanksgiving turkey demand has affected farmers, markets, and restaurants.

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November 15, 2020
Economic News Roundup and vaccine vials
November 15, 2020
The Vials That We Need For Vaccines

As a somewhat invisible part of COVID-19 science, we've been developing and producing billions of super strong vaccine vials.

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October 27, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
October 27, 2020
Why Buying Plum Jam Is Like Retaking the SAT

When shopping in a supermarket or deciding whether to retake a test, we should be aware of our left-digit bias.

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October 26, 2020
marijuana demand and supply
October 26, 2020
How Lockdowns and Legalization Are Changing Marijuana

Ranging from lockdowns to legalization, there are many reasons that our marijuana demand and supply are changing.

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October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020
How Coronavirus Causes Canned Corn Shortages

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August 31, 2020
banana consumption
August 31, 2020
Why We Should Worry About Our Bananas

Because our banana supply could be obliterated, we will have to adjust to a replacement that might taste somewhat different.

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August 24, 2020
pandemic airfare problems
August 24, 2020
An Airfare Pricing Mystery

The airlines need to solve airfare pricing problems because their algorithms depend on historic data that is no longer relevant.

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