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June 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Comparing LEGO prices
June 18, 2019
How Legos Discovered It’s Not Easy to be Green

If we want our Legos to match, attach, and detach, we might have to wait awhile for them to develop the appropriate bio-based plastic.

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June 16, 2019
congestion pricing
June 16, 2019
Why Mapping Apps Create the Prisoner’s Dilemma

The success of a decision to use Waze, Google Maps, and other mapping apps to avoid traffic can depend on outsmarting the prisoner's dilemma.

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June 11, 2019
Taylor Swift and traffic fatalities
June 11, 2019
How Taylor Swift Uses Temptation Bundling

Because album bundles increase our demand for a star's recordings, they help to propel a song or album to the #1 Billboard spot.

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June 10, 2019
weekly economic news roundup and lobster fishing dispute
June 10, 2019
Why Maine Says It’s Forgotten

Somewhat invisible, China's tariff impact on Maine lobsters can be seen through a supply chain that even includes massive amounts of rubber bands.

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June 9, 2019
Smithsonian T.rex
June 9, 2019
The Economic Side of T. rex

Whenever the discovery, reconstruction, and FEDEx delivery of the Smithsonian's new T. rex is described, the story usually leaves out the fiscal details.

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June 7, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup cat census
June 7, 2019
The Significance of a Cat Census

While the mission of the DC Cat Count is humane treatment of cats, it is also a cat census that provides a basic economic lesson.

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June 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and #TBT: Sears and Amazon
June 6, 2019
Throwback Thursday: Was Sears, Roebuck the First Amazon?

#TBT: Through the amazingly similar prefabricated houses that they both have sold, we can see why Amazon has been called the new Sears, Roebuck.

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June 5, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and electric vehicle subsidies
June 5, 2019
Charging the Wrong Cars

While electric vehicle subsidies create the incentives to buy more environmentally friendly vehicles, they might be targeting the wrong people.

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June 4, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup and 2020 decennial census
June 4, 2019
What a Supermarket Thinks About the Census

Spending decisions from national, state and local government, and private businesses, will depend on accurate data from the 2020 decennial census.

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June 3, 2019
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June 3, 2019
What a Car Seat Says About Trade

When we look closely at U.S. imports from Mexico, we might be surprised when we see where their components were manufactured.

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June 2, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
June 2, 2019
An Avocado Update

Moving from Mexican farms to New York City restaurants, avocado prices will be affected by new tariffs that create supply chain disruptions.

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May 31, 2019
weekly economic news roundup and socialism
May 31, 2019
What We Mean by Socialism

Knowing the different meanings of socialism and capitalism can help us better understand what we and presidential candidates support.

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