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October 28, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Halloween candy
October 28, 2018
The Red and Blue States That Agree on Halloween Candy Favorites

While Halloween candy spending displays some agreement between red and blue states, it also relates to a top ten list of economic ideas.

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October 26, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Oklahoma eye care regulation
October 26, 2018
Deciding If Walmart Can Do Eye Exams in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, voters will soon decide if eye care regulation should let retailers like Walmart and Costco give you eye exams and sell you eye glasses.

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October 25, 2018
military spending lenses
October 25, 2018
Looking at National Wealth Through a New Kind of Lens

Typically we look at our national wealth through a fiscal or GDP lens when we might get a better picture by using a balance sheet.

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October 24, 2018
tipping behavior
October 24, 2018
Six Facts: What We Don’t Know About Tipping

Just like tipping wages vary from state to state, so too do arguments from servers, kitchen staff, and restaurant owners for keeping or eliminating them.

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October 22, 2018
Weekjly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 22, 2018
Where Are Women and Men Most Different?

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October 21, 2018
congestion pricing
October 21, 2018
Why Traffic Jams Are Spreading

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October 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and corporate logos
October 18, 2018
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Logos at Chase and American Airlines

#TBT: Today's Throwback Thursday looks back at Chase Bank and ahead to American Airlines to see how corporate logos have changed.

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October 15, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and invading ride-share markets
October 15, 2018
How Uber Should Apologize for a Delay

Because a firm like Uber loses revenue from unhappy riders who had delayed arrivals, we could say we are looking at apology economics.

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October 14, 2018
impact of the iPhone
October 14, 2018
An Inside Look at the iPhone

Doing an iPhone teardown for the XS Max, we see the cost of the components and the suppliers that extend around the world.

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October 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Master Sommeliers
October 12, 2018
The Scandal at the Master Sommelier School

Sort of like the licensing exams required by government for certain professions, the wine industry also determines the credentials of its master sommeliers.

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October 11, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 11, 2018
The Light Side of Economic Growth

Looking at William Nordhaus's study of lighting history, we can see how increasingly cheaper illumination boosted our living standards.

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October 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Nobel Economics Prize
October 9, 2018
The Facts You Never Knew About the Nobel Economics Prize

First awarded more than 70 years after the original Nobel Prizes began, the Nobel Economics Prize is worth some unexpected extras.

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