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April 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
April 9, 2017
Debating the Success of U.S. Healthcare

When ranking national healthcare, organizations use statistics that can be misleading because they are based on averages that include irrelevant data.

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April 7, 2017
printer cartridge patent protection
April 7, 2017
When It’s Okay To Discriminate

Saying firms can't refill and resell their cartridges, Lexmark International is fighting for printer cartridge patent protection in the Supreme Court.

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April 5, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lower transaction costs
April 5, 2017
The Magic of the MetroCard

The introduction of just one small MetroCard transformed NYC by lowering the transaction costs for traveling to work and friends in different boroughs.

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April 4, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and a protective tariff
April 4, 2017
Why the U.S. Government Cares About a Snuggie

Deciding whether Snuggies is a blanket or a pullover garment is about more than a name. The outcome decided the protective tariff it would owe.

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April 3, 2017
Biden's spending proposals
April 3, 2017
Understanding the Big Numbers in the Federal Budget

Judging the Trump blueprint for the federal budget, we need to figure out how to compare trillion dollar totals to billion dollar proposals.

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March 31, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Brexit negotiations
March 31, 2017
What We Can Learn From the First Brexit

Like a contentious divorce, Brexit negotiations take us back to an EU exit precedent and forward to untangling countless agreements and regulations.

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March 30, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Chinese consumer
March 30, 2017
What the New Chinese Consumer is Buying

Buying more yogurt, movie tickets and premium products instead of instant noodles, the consumer is a new focus for China's statisticians.

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March 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and sharing economy dilemmas'
March 29, 2017
A New Meaning For Food Court

Like Uber and Airbnb, the growing popularity of Eat With Stranger Apps (EWSAs) is creating sharing economy dilemmas that relate to regulation.

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March 28, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cost of living in expensive cities
March 28, 2017
The World’s Most Expensive Bread

More than a number, the cost of living in the world's most expensive cities is about bread and wine and who can afford to stay.

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March 26, 2017
Pet Economic Indicators
March 26, 2017
What Pets Can Teach Us About Healthcare Spending

We cannot avoid unintended consequences from healthcare legislation because healthcare spending has no "one-size-fits-all" solution.

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March 22, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and gasoline prices
March 22, 2017
What State Gasoline Taxes and a LUST Fund Have in Common

A LUST Trust Fund and higher state gasoline taxes may come in handy if massive federal infrastructure spending becomes more doubtful.

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March 21, 2017
standardizing color
March 21, 2017
How Color Helps Firms Compete

When the tiny box is robin egg blue or the delivery truck is brown, those color trademarks convey an identity that makes color more meaningful.

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