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January 5, 2022
economic news roundup and north-south differences
January 5, 2022
How Geography (and our crops) Divide Us

Traveling around the world, from Belgium to Australia, we see the same North-South differences that divide China's rice and wheat farmers.

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December 13, 2021
Mongolia's cashmere
December 13, 2021
What Democracy Did To a Goat

The production of Mongolian Cashmere increased as Mongolia made the transitioned from communism to democracy and capitalism.

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November 30, 2021
Great Himalayan National Park
November 30, 2021
The Great Himalayan National Park’s Unintended Consequences

When planners developed India's Great Himalayan National Park, they achieved their plans and some unintended consequences.

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September 9, 2021
Economic News Roundup and China's Tencent video restrictions
September 9, 2021
Where Video Games Are More Than Play

Seemingly about young gamers and providers China's video game restrictions were really a message about its economic system.

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April 16, 2021
Economic news roundup and Próspera economic development zonee
April 16, 2021
How to Create a New City

Through a new city, investors are creating an economic development zone in Honduras that depends on libertarian ideas and technology.

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December 2, 2020
distributing food to food banks
December 2, 2020
Deciding What to Deposit In a Food Bank

Using command and the market as examples, economists showed food pantries how distributing food could become more efficient.

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October 22, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and face mask supply
October 22, 2020
All You Could Want To Know About N95 Mask Economics

To understand N95 supply shortages we can look at how N95s are made, at N95 exports, and at economic systems.

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October 22, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and face mask supply
October 22, 2020
All You Could Want To Know About N95 Mask Economics

To understand N95 supply shortages we can look at how N95s are made, at N95 exports, and at economic systems.

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June 8, 2020
China's GDP
June 8, 2020
Five Facts About Chinese Capitalism

Through six facts about China's political capitalism, we can see some of its economic strengths, weaknesses, contradictions, and history.

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February 25, 2020
Scandinavian taxes
February 25, 2020
Should We Be More Like Scandinavia?

Looking at Scandinavian taxes, we can see the tradeoffs that government provided healthcare, university tuition, parental leave, and elder care require.

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February 13, 2020
economic systems
February 13, 2020
Deciding What We Mean By Socialism

With the progressive side of the Democratic Party in the news, defining socialism has become a political issue that we need to clarify.

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January 20, 2020
Venezuela's hyperinflation
January 20, 2020
Why Venezuelans Might Launder (In a Washing Machine) Their Dollars

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