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May 15, 2017
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May 15, 2017
How Holiday Spending Helps (and Harms) Our Economy

Holiday spending is about more than Mother's Day when we look at the long list of days, weeks and months that were created to boost a brand or industry.

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May 14, 2017
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May 14, 2017
The Significance of a Baby’s Name

As a signal from parents, popular baby names can convey a quest for individuality as well as a liberal or conservative message.

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May 11, 2017
Olympics finance
May 11, 2017
An Olympics Proposal That Could Make a Match

Although Olympics finance is usually a catastrophe for the host city, the Los Angeles proposal for 2024 could be an exception.

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May 10, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and gasoline prices
May 10, 2017
When the Price is Always Right

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May 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and CBO scoring
May 9, 2017
When a Score is Not About a Game

Told that the House had not waited for CBO scoring results before passing a version of the American Health Care Act, we can ask what they were missing.

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May 8, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and smiling societies
May 8, 2017
The Economics of a Smile

In a list of smiling societies, the U.S. could be close to the top for a surprising reason that relates to immigration and diversity.

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May 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
May 7, 2017
The Mystery of the Disappearing Avocado

If your favorite veggie wrap no longer has avocado in it, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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May 5, 2017
gender pay gap
May 5, 2017
Questions About the Global Gender Gap

Because the ranking depends on our variables and their definitions, measuring the global gender gap can have surprising results.

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May 4, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Apple brands
May 4, 2017
A Different Kind of Apple Patent

Whether looking at the iPhone or at Washington state's farmers, producers care about apple patents that protect new products.

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May 1, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and interstate migration
May 1, 2017
Where Moving Matters

Although U.S. migration patterns show that the popularity of different states vary from year to year, the one consistent trend has been less moving.

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April 30, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
April 30, 2017
Curing Saudi Arabia’s Dutch Disease

The Saudi king's golden escalators are examples of their affluence from oil and the need for Saudi diversification from oil.

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April 28, 2017
the McRib
April 28, 2017
Managing the McRib

Knowing that McRib supply is not predictable, the fans of the pork, barbecue sauce, onions and pickle sandwich are delighted whenever it resurfaces.

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