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July 15, 2018
Phillies as an economic indicator
July 15, 2018
What You Don’t See When You Watch a Baseball Game

Those vendors that sell us hot dogs, peanuts, and Coke at a ball game are thinking about a lot more than the food and the score.

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July 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and mattress bubble
July 13, 2018
Awakening the Mattress Industry

Disrupting traditionally sleepy mattress markets, now we can buy beds-in-a-box online and visit countless mattress stores at local malls.

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July 12, 2018
https://econlife.com/2026/09/urban-fertility/urban fertility
July 12, 2018
Still More on the Mommy Penalty

Two new papers have looked more closely at the mommy penalty and even identified how women who have no children are affected.

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July 11, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and mobile money
July 11, 2018
The Travels of Mobile Money

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July 10, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and traffic congestion
July 10, 2018
The Connection Between Bedtime and Gridlock

Instead of Google Maps, we might be able to avoid rush hour traffic congestion by looking at everyone's electrical usage.

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July 9, 2018
July 9, 2018
The Impact of a Bee Sting on Your Big Mac

The market's message from bee pollination prices has minimized the impact of colony collapse disorder (CCD) on our Big Mac.

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July 8, 2018
stock market activity and World Cup
July 8, 2018
How Game Theory Explains World Cup Penalty Shootouts

We can use economic game theory to understand the decisions made by kickers and goalies during World Cup penalty shootouts.

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July 6, 2018
competitive eating
July 6, 2018
The Economic Side of Competitive Eating

Known as the super bowl of competitive eating, the July Fourth Nathan's Famous hot dog contest is a business for the top eaters.

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July 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and and Brexit progress
July 5, 2018
A Brexit To Do List

Ranging from from border infrastructure to a divorce bill, a Brexit To Do List can be given a Readiness Score that shows their negotiating progress.

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July 3, 2018
Weekly Economy News Roundup and basketball winners and losers
July 3, 2018
Why Superstar Salaries Are So High

Seeing that LeBron James has a four-year $154 million deal, we can ask what makes superstar salaries for athletes so high.

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July 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and potato shortage
July 2, 2018
Solving McDonald’s Soggy French Fries Problem

McDonald's current delivery problem with soggy French fries is somewhat similar to what it had to solve more than forty years ago.

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July 1, 2018
news roundup and traders
July 1, 2018
Why Wall Street Might Care About Femtoseconds

Whether looking at the nineteenth century or now, Wall Street has always had fast traders who knew how to get the news before their competitors.

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