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March 10, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
March 10, 2020
Where to Find Gender Inequality

Through a 2020 UN report, we can locate the world's gender inequality by looking at politics, education, economics, and physical integrity.

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March 9, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 9, 2020
Six Facts That We Need to Know About Oil

With the price of crude plunging, oil supply facts can provide insight about its production, consumption, and significance.

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March 8, 2020
eliminating daylight saving time
March 8, 2020
When Daylight Saving Is Not the Best Time

Whereas many of us ask whether we should switch between daylight saving time and standard time, the question is not quite so simple.

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March 3, 2020
luxury economics
March 3, 2020
The Pricey Purse That Created a Problem

When Hermes combined very high prices with limited availability for its Birkin bags, it not only generated conspicuous consumption but also a problem.

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March 2, 2020
less waste products
March 2, 2020
Why We Want Tubeless Toilet Paper

When the makers of toilet paper, sneakers, and clothing use less-waste design, they wind up creatively combining resources.

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February 28, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and black swans and gray rhinos
February 28, 2020
Understanding Coronavirus as a Black Swan Event

Looking at coronavirus as a Black Swan Event, we can better grasp its predictability, its impact, and its similarly to other exceptional crises.

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February 27, 2020
banking collapse facts
February 27, 2020
Throwback Thursday: Morgan Stanley, E*Trade, and the 1930s

When it announced its $13 billion deal for E*Trade, Morgan Stanley reminded us of the reason it was created during the 1930s.

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February 26, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and replacing single use cups
February 26, 2020
When Communal Mugs Are Like Gym Memberships

When companies replace single use cups with mugs and glasses, the employee response has been somewhat like our use of gym memberships.

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February 25, 2020
Scandinavian taxes
February 25, 2020
Should We Be More Like Scandinavia?

Looking at Scandinavian taxes, we can see the tradeoffs that government provided healthcare, university tuition, parental leave, and elder care require.

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February 24, 2020
rule of law
February 24, 2020
A Global Look at the Rule of Law

Seeing where the rule of law is stronger can tell us why certain nations have more economic development and others sink under the weight of corruption.

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February 23, 2020
face mask shortages
February 23, 2020
Why We Want Higher Face Mask Prices

Rather than gouging or profiteering, higher prices are best described as the incentives we need to boost the world's face mask supply.

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February 20, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and mattress markets
February 20, 2020
How Mattress Markets Have Inflated

An example of the revolution in mattress markets, Casper has been a leader and a victim of the competition that its innovation inspired.

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