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October 12, 2020
energy use
October 12, 2020
All We Need To Know About Where Our Energy Comes From and Where It Goes

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's annual flow chart is the easy way to see all you want to know about U.S. energy use.

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October 6, 2020
Stimulus spending
October 6, 2020
Where Stimulus Cash Was Spent

As we plan new stimulus spending, we can look back at the CARES Act to see how recipients used their money.

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September 29, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and tax compliance
September 29, 2020
Why People Do and Don’t Pay Taxes

The economists who think about paying taxes tell us that there are so many different reasons that people do and do not comply.

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September 18, 2020
Economic News Roundup and LEGOs secondary markets Millennium Falcon
September 18, 2020
Where LEGO is More Than a Toy

Instead of spending hours or even days constructing a multi-thousand piece set, many thousnads of people prefer investing in LEGOs.

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September 16, 2020
Economic News Roundup and pandemic's economic outlook
September 16, 2020
How to Judge the Pandemic’s Economic Outlook

When we try to figure out the pandemic's economic outlook, we can ask economists which metrics they would select.

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September 10, 2020
federal gasoline tax
September 10, 2020
The Gasoline Taxes That Are Hit by Covid-19

Rarely mentioned, the revenue generated by gasoline taxes in the U.S. and Europe has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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September 2, 2020
economic news roundup and calorie labels
September 2, 2020
Does a Calorie Label Make Us Eat Less?

While the purpose of restaurant calorie labels has been to provide diners with more information, it did not work out entirely as expected.

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August 31, 2020
banana consumption
August 31, 2020
Why We Should Worry About Our Bananas

Because our banana supply could be obliterated, we will have to adjust to a replacement that might taste somewhat different.

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August 30, 2020
the good life
August 30, 2020
When the Good Life Is About More Than Happiness

Although psychologists have expanded the definition of the good life, still, the same economic policies relate to sustaining it.

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August 27, 2020
college shutdowns
August 27, 2020
What Covid Teaches Us About a College Town

As much as university and college shutdowns affect schools and students, they can also have a devastating impact on local towns and cities.

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August 25, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Champagne harvests
August 25, 2020
Why Champagne Is Like OPEC

With champagne sales plunging because of pandemic lockdowns, growers and Houses like LVMH are behaving somewhat like OPEC.

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August 24, 2020
pandemic airfare problems
August 24, 2020
An Airfare Pricing Mystery

The airlines need to solve airfare pricing problems because their algorithms depend on historic data that is no longer relevant.

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