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September 21, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana economics
September 21, 2018
Six Facts About Marijuana and Money

Looking at marijuana economics, we see a growing industry that is constrained by the clash between federal and state law.

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August 19, 2018
Our weekly economic news roundup and ant economics
August 19, 2018
An Economics Lesson From an Ant

Not only providing a lesson that relates to building nest tunnels, ant economics can also teach us about diminishing returns to scale.

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August 14, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and job discrimination against women
August 14, 2018
The Jobs That Women Don’t Do

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August 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and immigration
August 1, 2018
What We Do and Don’t Know About Immigration

Looking at immigration facts, you would find a vast difference between what many people believe and accurate information.

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July 31, 2018
prescription spending
July 31, 2018
The Health-Care Job Spurt

With health care becoming a job engine, we could have more physicians, nurses, and assistants twith job-related names like Payne, Butcher, and Burns.

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July 20, 2018
small inventions
July 20, 2018
What to Expect from an Older Entrepreneur

hy Highly Successful Entrepreneurs Are Older Than We Expect

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May 28, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Vegas Golden Knights
May 28, 2018
The U.S. Army’s War Against the Vegas Golden Knights

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May 14, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup Emily Roebling and Brooklyn Bridge
May 14, 2018
The Women We Never Knew About

Because of the NY Times Overlooked project, Emily Roebling's long delayed obituary displays how she helped to build the Brooklyn Bridge.

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April 2, 2018
small inventions
April 2, 2018
Where to Find an Inventor

To fuel the innovation that jumpstarts economic growth, researchers have figured out less traditional ways that will encourage more people to become inventors.

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March 26, 2018
household spending
March 26, 2018
Why the Retail Apocalypse Could Be a Renaissance

Even with mall traffic declining and stores closing, retail restructuring might lead to a renaissance fueled by creative destruction rather than an apocalypse.

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March 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pizza box recycling
March 12, 2018
Using Pizza to Understand the Trade Deficit

We can look at pizza take-out to see why a trade deficit involves much more than spending more on the imports you buy than the exports you sell.

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March 8, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Sneaker production
March 8, 2018
The One Thing We Should Know About Making Sneakers

With consumers expecting faster product cycles, Adidas is experimenting with a new supply chain that accelerates sneaker production.

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