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January 17, 2021
Big Mac Index and global inflation
January 17, 2021
A Big Mac Mystery

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December 21, 2020
Sant's delivery schedule
December 21, 2020
Santa’s Unfair Trade Practices

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August 13, 2020
Big Mac Index and global inflation
August 13, 2020
What Can We Learn From a Big Mac?

About much more than just a burger, the Big Mac Index can help us compare purchasing power and the GDP in different countries.

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August 10, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and "Made in America"
August 10, 2020
The Downside of Made in America

Seemingly clear, "Made in America" becomes much more complex when we define it and look at its impact on taxpayers, consumers, and workers.

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March 29, 2020
medical equipment supply
March 29, 2020
The Impact of Export Curbs on Medical Equipment

When nations try to guarantee their domestic medical equipment supply through trade restrictions, the policy could backfire.

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January 23, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and economic complexity
January 23, 2020
A Simple Look at the World’s Most Complex Economies

To its detriment, the U.S. might have insufficiently recognized the impact of China's economic complexity in the U.S. China trade deal.

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January 17, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global risk 2020
January 17, 2020
Everything We Need to Know About Global Economic Risk

Concerned with a shift away from traditional multilateral institutions and free trade, the World Economic Forum identifies our global economic risk.

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January 13, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX supply chains
January 13, 2020
A Global Look at the 737 MAX

More than a U.S., airplane, the Boeing 737 MAX is made from components that come from the 600 companies in its global supply chain.

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October 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup andChinese manufacturers
October 11, 2019
A China Story: Doggie Doo-dah Bags

A visit to a doggie doo-dah plastic bags maker in China illustrates the shift from Chinese manufacturing to Vietnam and Indonesia.

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September 22, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
September 22, 2019
Six Small Facts About Globalization That Are Really Big

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September 16, 2019
manufacturing jobs
September 16, 2019
The Manufacturing Jobs That Are Disappearing

Through the excellent Netflix documentary, "American Factory," and Bureau of Labor Force projections, we can see disappearing manufacturing jobs.

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September 5, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and benefits of trade
September 5, 2019
Why Trade Is Good

Knowing that the benefits of free trade can be invisible, we can use a list of six brief reasons to actually see why trade is good.

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