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May 16, 2021
Post-it Note
May 16, 2021
An Innovation That Stuck

Accidentally inventing the Post-it Note, two scientists and one large corporation demonstrated where an innovation can take us.

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June 2, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
June 2, 2019
An Avocado Update

Moving from Mexican farms to New York City restaurants, avocado prices will be affected by new tariffs that create supply chain disruptions.

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January 20, 2019
Weejly economic and pay-what-you-want and conscious capitalism
January 20, 2019
When Pay-What-You-Want Does Not Quite Work Out

Unexpectedly, Panera's pay-what-you-want cafes couldn't bring together the normal lunch crowd and people who could not afford a meal.

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August 29, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and "price gouging"
August 29, 2018
Why You Might Want Some “Price Gouging”

Called "price gouging" by many of us, an increase in prices as a hurricane approaches could be a productive incentive for supply and demand.

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May 30, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Norway's central bank
May 30, 2018
How Certain Central Bankers Became More Friendly

When you look at Norway's new banknotes and their (hilarious) video describing the journey of a cod from the sea to a wallet, you can see that central bankers have become more interesting.

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April 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine tariffs
April 5, 2018
Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked

While facts about China's wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.

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February 27, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and free trade for strawberries and chickens
February 27, 2018
What a Strawberry and a Chicken Say About Free Trade

More than governments negotiating agreements, free trade is about the variety of strawberries, chickens, pickup trucks and pencils that we can buy.

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February 4, 2018
economic news roundup and U.S. trading partners
February 4, 2018
How to Make a NAFTA Burger

Deconstructing your hamburger and French fries, you would see how NAFTA benefits consumers with lower prices for each ingredient.

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July 24, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
July 24, 2017
How Steel Tariffs Impact Whiskey and Whipped Cream

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June 30, 2017
iPhones and global supply chains
June 30, 2017
Lessons From the App Economy

Tracing the history of the app economy from the surprising first million dollar app to today, we would see how similar it is to a simple pencil.

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July 24, 2015
Everyday economics and monetary union
July 24, 2015
The Real Eurozone Problem

Although people in the eurozone want a single currency and their leaders want unity, monetary union problems create political distrust and disunity.

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April 6, 2015
circulating coins
April 6, 2015
Why a Dollar Coin Might Not Be Money

In the U.S. the Federal Reserve tried to introduce metal dollar coins into the money supply but currency demand indicates that people prefer paper.

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