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April 10, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and paying for the social welfare state
April 10, 2026
What We Need to Know About Defense Spending Tradeoffs

Looking at the impact of war through an IMF report and the Trump budget, we can see the wartime and peacetime tradeoffs of defense spending.

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December 5, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pheasant tradeoffs
December 5, 2025
A Pheasant’s Tradeoffs

Looking at pheasants and salmon through the lens of economic basics, we can see that economics is everywhere.

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September 1, 2025
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September 1, 2025
The Cost of an Air Travel Delay

A close look at air travel delays reveals a massive cost that varies among all of the travelers and for the airlines.

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June 22, 2025
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June 22, 2025
The Economic Side of an Egg Heist

TTypical of food cargo theft, a recent massive egg heist followed a rise in egg prices and the availability of a perishable shipment.

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June 6, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Cambridge
June 6, 2025
A College ROI

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February 12, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and China's birthrate
February 12, 2025
China’s Babies, Boys, and the Elderly

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January 29, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and productivity and walking speeds
January 29, 2025
What Your Walking Speed Says About You

Looking at our urban walking speeds in three city neighborhoods, researchers observed how our pace changed from 1980 to 2010.

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January 15, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Canada's comparative advantage
January 15, 2025
Why Canada Chose a Road Instead of a Reserve

Whether looking at its indigenous people or its comparative advantage, Canada's economy reflects a slew of tradeoffs.

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October 16, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dynamic pricing
October 16, 2024
Why Chips Bags Are Never Full

Irritated by half full bags of potato chips, we should know that there is a good reason for the slack-fill.

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September 30, 2024
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September 30, 2024
Where Pandanomics Costs Too Much

With Finland returning its giant pandas to China before a 15-year visit ends, we see that sometimes the tradeoff costs too much.

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September 17, 2024
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September 17, 2024
Why Europe Has to Choose Guns or Butter

With defense pressures building, it will be tough for Europe's tradeoffs to shift from butter (consumers) to guns (military).

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June 2, 2024
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June 2, 2024
The Price of Two New Giant Pandas

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