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November 13, 2019
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November 13, 2019
The Reasons For Health Inequality

A close look at health inequality reveals that money and the life expectancy gap might not be as closely related as we might assume.

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November 12, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
November 12, 2019
How a Common Application Affected College Admissions

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November 11, 2019
Trading Places and markets
November 11, 2019
The Meal That Florida Wants Us To Eat

If you skipped breakfast this morning, then you might be contributing to Florida's worries about orange juice consumption.

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November 4, 2019
honey bee worries
November 4, 2019
How Mexican Tequila is Like New Zealand Honey

Protecting honey through a trademark or an EU PDO are the goals of the makers of New Zealand's manuka honey because others are producing similar products.

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November 3, 2019
Weekly Economic News RoundupDaylight Saving Time
November 3, 2019
Why It’s Time to Think More About the Time

Because of the benefits of perpetuating DST, we can eliminate the Standard Time switch and even leap to one universal time for everyone.

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October 31, 2019
fare evaders
October 31, 2019
The Best Way to Reduce Fare Evasion

Since the typical solutions to subway and bus fare evasion have not worked in NYC and other cities, behavioral scientists are suggesting a new approach.

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October 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Popeye's chicken sandwich
October 29, 2019
Round Two of the Chicken Sandwich War

On November 3, the chicken sandwich war will enter round 2 when Popeyes returns with the chicken sandwich that Chick-fil-A has targeted.

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October 27, 2019
federal gasoline tax
October 27, 2019
How Much We Care About Gasoline Prices

Since one state's gasoline prices could be double what people pay in another state, we can ask if the price affects how much we purchase.

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October 25, 2019
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October 25, 2019
How Women and Men Respond Differently to Gender Branding

Like other firms that try gender branding, the makers of Chick Beer discovered that women responded differently from their male customers.

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October 24, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Ghost Whopper
October 24, 2019
What We Can See Through the Ghost Whopper

While most of us cannot buy the newest Halloween burgers at Burger King, we will see ads for the Ghost Whopper that could increase our demand.

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October 17, 2019
de minimis exemption
October 17, 2019
The Hidden Side of Amazon Prime

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October 16, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global wealth
October 16, 2019
What It’s Handy To Know About a Wealth Tax

Considering the complexities of the past and present wealth tax in OECD countries, we can better decide if it should be used to diminish wealth inequality.

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