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April 9, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chuck E. Cheese tokens
April 9, 2019
What Chuck E. Cheese Teaches Us About Money

When Chuck E. Cheese changed the kinds of payment cards that kids and their parents used for games and food, they created new spending incentives.

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April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Where Meat Is Never a Free Lunch

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April 7, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
April 7, 2019
Why It’s Now the Pits For Avocados

Although Fresh Direct did not really eliminate the avadcado pit, they could more accurately tell us that they were increasing avocado prices.

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April 5, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup and inconspicuous consumption
April 5, 2019
The Inconspicuous Consumption That Shouts Your Wealth

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April 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
April 4, 2019
The Mystery of the Vanishing Female CEOs

Using 85 observable characteristics, there was little that researchers could use from a Swedish study to prove why the glass ceiling blocks female CEOs.

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April 3, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and congestion pricing
April 3, 2019
Why It’s Tough to Plan Congestion Pricing

While it sounds simple to charge vehicles for driving in a certain area, New York's actual congestion pricing plan is much more complex.

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April 2, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing college majors
April 2, 2019
The Hidden Incentives That Determine Our Big Decisions

Random and seemingly inconsequential incentives can nudge us toward the college majors that will shape our future incomes and lifestyles.

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April 1, 2019
Two Americas income pie
April 1, 2019
When You Don’t Want To Know Your Neighbor’s Income

Looking at Norway, a large bank, and the University of California, we see that transparency can make us care more about income inequality.

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March 29, 2019
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March 29, 2019
Where a Sugary Drink Tax Won’t Work

Looking at the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax, we would find it did not accomplish many of its goals in three major categories.

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March 28, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pay what you want
March 28, 2019
What the IRS Says About Panera’s Pay What You Want

After closing all of their Panera Cares Cafes where customers were supposed "pay what you want," Panera might have a problem with the IRS.

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March 27, 2019
Weekly Economic New Roundup and a new restaurant
March 27, 2019
Two Ways to See a New Restaurant

While Kenji Lopez-Alt perceived his new restaurant through a food writer's lens, an economist would see it somewhat differently.

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March 26, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the political center
March 26, 2019
A Surprising Political Center

Although some find it tough to find a constantly shifting political center and others say there might not be one, we all care about the same issues.

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