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January 19, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and China's private schools
January 19, 2017
Why China Will Make a Better Ballpoint Pen

Until Chinese innovation produces better ballpoint pens, the tips for billions of exports will have to be imported from Germany, Switzerland and Japan.

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July 22, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and corn and climate
July 22, 2015
Why a Hungry Country Might Have Enough Food

Focusing on production and distribution, economists look at the role of markets and of government when they try to determine what causes and ends famines.

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July 14, 2014
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 14, 2014
Adam Smith and Traffic Lights

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May 6, 2014
Gary Becker opened a new world when he used economics to study human behavior
May 6, 2014
The Rotten Kid Theorem and Other Gary Becker Ideas

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May 1, 2014
Resource allocation involves similar concepts whether personal, for business or a country.
May 1, 2014
How To Divide the Rent, a Cake and a Country

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April 9, 2014
Salamander ant prey
April 9, 2014
The Big Impact of a Little Salamander

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January 5, 2014
Economic Geography British Coastline Mandelbrot
January 5, 2014
One Reason That Geography Matters

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October 22, 2013
French fries, Adam Smith and restaurant mass production
October 22, 2013
Restaurant Economics: How to Make 1500 Meals a Day

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October 14, 2011
The Panama Canal Project Facilitates World Trade.
October 14, 2011
The Fabric of Free Trade

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