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April 27, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and safety signs
April 27, 2022
The Signs That Backfire

According to a recent study, sometimes highway signs can have the unintended consequence of creating what they are trying to prevent.

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April 26, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and shrinking middle class
April 26, 2022
Who Is Middle Class?

Precision is impossible when defining the middle class because we all know what we mean until we try to agree on the criteria.

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April 18, 2022
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April 18, 2022
All You Could Want To Know About Chocolate

When a crash in chocolate markets almost forced growers on two small islands to leave the industry, they changed how they competed.

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April 14, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and soft landing
April 14, 2022
Global Economic Growth: Hoping For a Soft Landing

With a global economic growth slowdown and climbing inflation, the challenge will be achieving a soft landing.

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April 13, 2022
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April 13, 2022
Global Supply Chain Disruptions

Seeing that the Ever Forward is still stuck, its supply chain delays remind us of what we can expect during the coming year.

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April 12, 2022
economic news roundup and supply of gig drivers
April 12, 2022
How a Gig Driver Is Like a Pancake

When gas prices affect the supply of gig drivers, they could also impact our breakfast and food deliveries.

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April 11, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and paying for the social welfare state
April 11, 2022
A Global Look at Spending and Taxes

Comparing national spending and taxes in the United States to other similar countries, we see big differences.

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April 8, 2022
Weekly News Roundup and Misery Index
April 8, 2022
What the Misery Index Says About Sadness

Wondering why plunging unemployment and sustained economic growth have not lifted our spirits, we need just look at the Misery Index.

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April 7, 2022
Weekly News Roundup and presidential jets Air Force One
April 7, 2022
Why Presidential Jets Have Sky High Costs

Looking at the combination of luxury and defense, we can see why the new Air Force One presidential jets are an expensive purchase.

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April 4, 2022
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April 4, 2022
Why We Don’t Want To Be The World’s Happiest Country

Reading the 2022 World Happiness Report, I wonder whether its six variables are what we should use to rank happy countries.

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March 28, 2022
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March 28, 2022
The Difference that Nine Cents Can Make

Through a mega study involving more than 60,000 participants, behavioral economists identified the most effective exercise nudges.

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March 27, 2022
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March 27, 2022
The Future of Globalization

Shown by neon, shortages of necessities have created an attack on globalization that could result in less manufacturing efficiency.

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