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April 9, 2020
egg heist
April 9, 2020
Where We’ve Been Scrambling For Eggs

Whereas toilet paper shortages have been in the news, the headlines could also have included surging egg demand, especially in Israel.

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March 31, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 31, 2020
The Problem With Cheap Oil

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March 29, 2020
medical equipment supply
March 29, 2020
The Impact of Export Curbs on Medical Equipment

When nations try to guarantee their domestic medical equipment supply through trade restrictions, the policy could backfire.

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March 27, 2020
federal spending
March 27, 2020
What Would John Maynard Keynes Have Said About Stimulus Spending?

To the Great Depression and the Great Recession, we can now add coronavirus stimulus spending as examples of John Maynard Keynes's philosophy.

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March 23, 2020
redeploying food production for restaurants
March 23, 2020
What Will Happen to Restaurant Food?

As business closings multiply, redeploying food from restaurants to supermarket consumers has required changes along the supply chain.

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March 22, 2020
consumer spending
March 22, 2020
How Golf is Like Dior Perfume

From Dior to GM, when we look at golf, sanitizer, and ventilators, the production changes necessitated by the coronavirus depends on the factory.

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March 20, 2020
coffee prices
March 20, 2020
The Economic Message Sent by a Smell

By smelling the economy in New York City, London, and Barcelona, we can answer questions about past and present production.

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March 19, 2020
Weekly economic news roundup and COVD-19 impact
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus, a Baby Boom, and a Divorce Spike

Evidence from past natural disasters indicate that the coronavirus impact could relate to the birth rate and the divorce rate.

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March 17, 2020
demand for $100 bills
March 17, 2020
The Cash That We Stash During a Disaster

In the past, and now, when there is political and economic uncertainty, we've had global demand for U.S. $100 bills increase.

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March 16, 2020
Economic News Roundup and face mask shortages
March 16, 2020
How (Not) to Eliminate Face Mask Shortages

Whether looking at rationing, price caps, trade restrictions, or the market, the problem of face mask shortages is tough to solve.

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March 12, 2020
Weekly economic news roundup and COVD-19 impact
March 12, 2020
What We Did Right During the 1918-1919 Pandemic

Formulating coronavirus policy, politicians and physicians can look at the successful non-pharmaceutical interventions during the 1918-1918 pandemic.

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March 11, 2020
weekly economic roundup and toilet paper shortages
March 11, 2020
All We Need To Know About Toilet Paper (Shortages)

Looking for the global side of toilet paper shortages, we can go to Australia or New Jersey, and to toilet paper imports, exports, and tariffs.

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