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August 8, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and American-made cars
August 8, 2025
Why Honda Is an American Car

It is always surprising to see the long list of seemingly foreign cars that are near the top of Cars.com's American-Made Index.

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July 28, 2025
firewood economics
July 28, 2025
What We Can Learn From Firewood

Looking at the fuel that homes, railroads, manufacturing, and steamboats once used, we can focus on firewood economics.

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July 22, 2025
aging populations
July 22, 2025
How Old We Think We Are

Looking at aging populations, we could see less of a demographic drag on economic growth because of misleading mathematics.

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July 20, 2025
auction economics
July 20, 2025
Why a Birkin Bag and a Sled Are Similar

After knowing the mind-boggling prices for a Birkin bag and "Citizen Kane" sled, only auction economics can explain while they were so high.

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July 18, 2025
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 18, 2025
The Island With No Traffic Lights

Changing incentives for pedestrians and drivers, because the shared space concept eliminates traffic lights, we behave differently.

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July 15, 2025
Birkin bag prices
July 15, 2025
The Story of a $10 Million Handbag

With the original Birkin bag selling for $10 million at auction, resellers and counterfeiters are raising their Birkin bag prices.

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July 13, 2025
changing job markets and bank robbers
July 13, 2025
Where Have All of the Bank Robbers Gone?

Seeing that the number of bank robberies have plunged, we can say that it is another example of a changing job market in the U.S.

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July 11, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and matcha shortages
July 11, 2025
The Mystery of Matcha Shortages

Explaining the mystery of matcha shortages, we need an economic detective that can cite supply, demand, and elasticity.

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July 9, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and limited time Starbucks drinks
July 9, 2025
Why We (Especially) Want a Starbucks Strato Frappuccino

Reflecting their understanding of diminishing marginal utility, Starbucks recently introduced its limited-time Firework Frappuccino.

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July 6, 2025
competitive eating
July 6, 2025
How To Gobble 70.5 Hot Dogs

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July 3, 2025
slowing pizza sales
July 3, 2025
How a Pizza Pie Chart Can Be Misleading

While defense department pizza deliveries could indicate late night planning, it, like other anomalies, might reflect a false correlation.

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July 1, 2025
economic news roundup and sandwich taxes
July 1, 2025
What Is a Sandwich?

Whether looking at the UK or the U.S., we find that sandwich taxes, depending on the definition of a sandwich, are unpredictable.

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