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November 27, 2024
economic news roundup and U.S. trading partners
November 27, 2024
What Will Tariffs Do To Our Hamburgers?

As major U.S. trading partners, Mexico and Canada help us produce everyday goods like hamburgers and car seats.

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May 31, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Brexit regret
May 31, 2024
Why David Ricardo Might Have Liked Regrexit

With the UK's economy a G7 laggard, some of the pro Brexit vote no longer supports the European Union departure.

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March 8, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Red Sea disruption
March 8, 2024
The Small Stories That Add Up To Big Red Sea Disruptions

To really grasp the impact of the trade disruption in the Red Sea, we need to move from the big numbers to tea.

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July 10, 2023
shrimp production
July 10, 2023
When a Shrimp Is About Something Bigger

While we are eating far more shrimp, Louisiana is producing far less because of the shrimp imports that cost much less.

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February 19, 2023
Rana Plaza collapse
February 19, 2023
How Fast Fashion Responded to the Rana Plaza Collapse

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February 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the best country
February 6, 2023
How We Disagree About Deglobalization

While the conventional wisdom says that the world is fragmenting, it is likely that there is much less deglobalization than we think.

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October 4, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and North Korean monuments
October 4, 2022
Why North Korea Should Produce Giant Statues

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May 17, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the best country
May 17, 2022
Looking at Past, Present, and Future Globalization

Looking at the past, the present, and the potential for future globalization, we can expect our interconnectedness to change.

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March 27, 2022
globalization
March 27, 2022
The Future of Globalization

Shown by neon, shortages of necessities have created an attack on globalization that could result in less manufacturing efficiency.

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April 25, 2021
banana consumption
April 25, 2021
An Alarming Banana Story

Threatened by a rapidly spreading fungus, our banana supply will have to change or it will massively shrink.

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April 19, 2021
Africa
April 19, 2021
How to Untangle Africa’s Supply Chain

Constrained by a slew of tariff and non-tariff barriers, African nations hope to boost economic growth with a multinational market.

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February 17, 2021
U.S. China trade relationship
February 17, 2021
A China Trade Deal Update

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