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March 1, 2026
babysitters' rates
March 1, 2026
Why Are Babysitters Making More Money?

Accordng Baumol's Cost Disease, the reason we pay more to our babysitters is not because they are doing a better job.

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November 30, 2025
Where To Find the AI In Our Lives | econlife
November 30, 2025
Where To Find the AI In Our Lives

Hoping to figure out where to find AI in our everyday lives, we would be surprised by the length of our locations list.

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August 28, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
August 28, 2025
The Real Tariff Story

Looking at the what, where, and how much of tariff revenue, we csn see why Adam Smith and David Ricardo would have protested.

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July 18, 2025
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 18, 2025
The Island With No Traffic Lights

Changing incentives for pedestrians and drivers, because the shared space concept eliminates traffic lights, we behave differently.

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July 15, 2025
Birkin bag prices
July 15, 2025
The Story of a $10 Million Handbag

With the original Birkin bag selling for $10 million at auction, resellers and counterfeiters are raising their Birkin bag prices.

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May 5, 2025
Chinese goods
May 5, 2025
Where to Find Chinese Goods in Our Home

Doing an inventory of our home, we would see that, because Chinese goods are everywhere, they are tough to avoid.

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April 4, 2025
Weekly Rounduptariff impact
April 4, 2025
Why We Need To See Trade’s Invisible Benefits

Looking at tariff history, we can see why the benefits of trade and the downside of protection can both be invisible.

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March 5, 2025
beef prices
March 5, 2025
Why What We Eat Matters

Looking at different nations, we see that what we eat requires a vast amount of resources in some places but not in others.

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December 5, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU expansion
December 5, 2024
How EU Expansion Can Fuel Economic Growth

Looking back to 2004 and looking ahead, the topic of EU expansion takes us to comparative advantage and growth.

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July 18, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pricey baby strollers
July 18, 2024
What Your Baby Stroller Says About You

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July 4, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and economic independence from Alexander Hamilton
July 4, 2024
How Alexander Hamilton Gave Us Economic Independence

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April 26, 2024
Weekly Economic New Roundup and Captcha costs
April 26, 2024
What a Captcha Costs Us

Having begun as a relatively simple way to prove who is human, now escalating Captcha costs might be too high.

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