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February 5, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and China's birthrate
February 5, 2023
What We Expect From Online Dating

The closer we look at online dating markets, the more we see differences in the firms, the users, and the attitudes.

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May 23, 2021
chores gap
May 23, 2021
Why We Have a Chores Gap

Especially evident during pandemic lockdowns, at home we have a chores gap that determines who does the housework.

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February 5, 2021
economic news roundup and assortative dating
February 5, 2021
COVID’s Divorce Rate Surprises

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November 6, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dating markets
November 6, 2020
How Dating Markets Have Changed

As they replace the traditional ways that couples meet each other, onlne dating markets are reducing the role of friends and family.

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September 7, 2020
middle class time squeeze
September 7, 2020
A Labor Day Look at Our Time Squeeze

On this Labor Day, we can explain the "middle-class time squeeze" by looking at how time/money tradeoffs changed a family's division of labor.

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July 11, 2019
U.S. migration
July 11, 2019
How the Location of Creative Talent is Changing

Comparing 2005 to 2017, we would see a spread in the geography of creative talent that could stimulate growth in stagnant U.S. regions.

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April 17, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and elite college Yale Library
April 17, 2019
How An Elite College Determines Your Future

Students and their parents might be surprised that a diploma from an elite college might not have the life-changing impact they expect.

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March 11, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Prisoners' Dilemma
March 11, 2018
Why Daylight Saving Time is Good For Us

With Daylight Saving Time (DST) having just begun, we might find that shifting sunlight from the morning to the evening has made us safer.

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February 14, 2018
economic news roundup and assortative dating
February 14, 2018
What Men and Women Want in a Mate

By identifying the decisions that men and women make while speed dating, we can see where they rank intelligence, attractiveness and ambition.

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September 27, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and declining marriage rate
September 27, 2017
Where Have All of the Husbands (and Wives) Gone?

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August 6, 2017
highly skilled women and low-skilled immigrants
August 6, 2017
How Low-Skilled Immigrants Support Highly Skilled Women

In additional to debating the impact of immigration on less educated men, we should look at how highly skilled women are affected.

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July 5, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and marriage
July 5, 2017
Manufacturing, Men, and Marriage Markets

Hit by trade shock from China, U.S. communities that experience factory layoffs and closings will also see an impact on marriage rates.

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