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January 23, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and economic complexity
January 23, 2020
A Simple Look at the World’s Most Complex Economies

To its detriment, the U.S. might have insufficiently recognized the impact of China's economic complexity in the U.S. China trade deal.

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January 22, 2020
small inventions
January 22, 2020
The Cities That Innovate the Most

Prosperity is becoming increasingly concentrated as talent attracts talent and highly educated workers are moving to the same innovation centers.

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January 20, 2020
Venezuela's hyperinflation
January 20, 2020
Why Venezuelans Might Launder (In a Washing Machine) Their Dollars

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January 19, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Southwest brand value
January 19, 2020
How the 737 MAX Could Change Your Vacation Plans

Because 737 MAX demand from American and other airlines was large, grounding the plane has created huge flight disruptions.

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January 17, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global risk 2020
January 17, 2020
Everything We Need to Know About Global Economic Risk

Concerned with a shift away from traditional multilateral institutions and free trade, the World Economic Forum identifies our global economic risk.

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January 13, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX supply chains
January 13, 2020
A Global Look at the 737 MAX

More than a U.S., airplane, the Boeing 737 MAX is made from components that come from the 600 companies in its global supply chain.

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January 12, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and FOMO and YOLO
January 12, 2020
The Choice Fatigue That Exhausts Us

Making decision after decision everyday on what to wear, what to eat, what to read, and what to watch, we create more choice fatigue.

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January 7, 2020
Valentine's Day history
January 7, 2020
How Hershey Kisses and COPEC Are Like Oil and OPEC

Hershey kisses and COPEC might be like petroleum and OPEC if the Ivory Coast and Ghana are able to elevate cocoa bean prices.

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January 6, 2020
popcorn problems
January 6, 2020
How Eating Less Popcorn Is Like Smoking Fewer Cigarettes

Thinking about changing habits that are good and bad, we can look at what researchers discovered during a popcorn experiment.

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January 2, 2020
New Year's resolutions
January 2, 2020
The Two Best Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

To keep our New Year's resolutions, behavioral economics has several simple suggestions that painlessly preserve our discipline.

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December 31, 2019
Economic News Roundup and internet tax
December 31, 2019
When It’s Tough to Calculate the Cost of An Internet Tax

After the Supreme Court said any state could charge internet taxes, the decision rippled across small, large, local, and remote businesses.

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December 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and concert ticket prices
December 29, 2019
Why Taylor Swift Likes Slow Ticketing

Wondering why concert ticket prices have gone up during the past decade, we can look at Taylor Swift's 2018 Reputation tour.

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