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June 16, 2017
China's lobster demand
June 16, 2017
The Mystery of the Costly Crustacean

Combine Maine's lobster glut with China's lobster demand and you come close to solving the mystery of why lobster prices have not sunk.

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June 1, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and beer consumption
June 1, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Sending Tanks (and Thanks) to a Canal

As our first Throwback Thursday, we look at the present and the past with the 2,000 barrel beer tanks that traveled on the Erie Canal.

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May 29, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and American made Toyota Camry
May 29, 2017
Why Toyota is an American Car

A source of jobs and economic growth, the leading manufacturer of American made cars is not a U.S. firm because of globalization.

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May 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
May 7, 2017
The Mystery of the Disappearing Avocado

If your favorite veggie wrap no longer has avocado in it, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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April 26, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and beginning of the t-shirt supply chain
April 26, 2017
A Tale of Two T-Shirts

Covering 500 or so miles, a made-in-America t-shirt supply chain can be very different from a globally sourced t-shirt that travels more than 15,000 miles.

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April 4, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and a protective tariff
April 4, 2017
Why the U.S. Government Cares About a Snuggie

Deciding whether Snuggies is a blanket or a pullover garment is about more than a name. The outcome decided the protective tariff it would owe.

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March 31, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Brexit negotiations
March 31, 2017
What We Can Learn From the First Brexit

Like a contentious divorce, Brexit negotiations take us back to an EU exit precedent and forward to untangling countless agreements and regulations.

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March 1, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese consumers
March 1, 2017
Where a Cranberry Meets NAFTA

For another NAFTA example, we can start with the impact of Canadian cranberry production on Nantucket but then continue onward to Wisconsin and beyond.

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February 12, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
February 12, 2017
A World Trade Snapshot

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January 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
January 29, 2017
Why the Price of Guacamole Could Rise

Because our avocados, onions, tomatoes and peppers could have come from Mexico, NAFTA changes will mean guacamole changes.

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January 26, 2017
chicken export nationalism
January 26, 2017
How a Chicken Helped a Pickup Truck

When German farmers got a chicken tax to protect them from U.S. poultry imports in the 1960s, the results were unexpected.

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February 27, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
February 27, 2014
B(T)FF… Best Trading Friends Forever

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