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April 23, 2024
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April 23, 2024
Why a Cruise Ship is Like a Model-T

Because the newest cruise ships are so massive, their owners can take advantage of the economies of scale that optimize efficiency.

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March 29, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Daniel Kahneman stories
March 29, 2024
Daniel Kahneman Stories

Among his many behavioral economics insights, these Daniel Kahneman stories illustrate some of the wisdom he conveyed.

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March 18, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and rising sea levels
March 18, 2024
Why We Should Worry About Our Demand For Sand

Because sand demand includes roads, beach volleyball, glass, concrete, your home's foundation, and solar panels, we might not have enough.

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February 28, 2024
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February 28, 2024
How Bitcoin Electricity Is Like AI Water

Hidden and easily ignored because of our technological excitement about Bitcoin and AI, their resource depletion needs to be recognized.

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January 16, 2024
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January 16, 2024
Why We Want a New Kind of Ice

Knowing that we can find entrepreneurs in the most unexpected places, we should look in Dubai's bars for glacial ice cubes.

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December 24, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Home Alone economics
December 24, 2023
The Economic Side of “Home Alone”

Identifying "Home Alone" economics, we can see reasons for economic growth through the difference between 1990s and 2023 technology.

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December 4, 2023
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December 4, 2023
Why Sports Stadiums Create Dilemmas

Like all sports projects, renovating Arthur Ashe Stadium requires choosing between most fans and the minority that brings the most revenue.

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November 26, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
November 26, 2023
How Much Money Do We Need To Be Happy?

During the past 50 years, economists have had different answers when asked about the connection between money and happiness.

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November 20, 2023
Ukrainian food distribution
November 20, 2023
How To Prepare Three Tons of Food

In Krakow, Poland, hundreds of voluteers implement Ukrainian food distribution by using Adam Smith's division of labor.

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October 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and license plates
October 6, 2023
What a License Plate Can Say

Much more than a rectangular piece of metal, a Delaware low digit license plate can be a signal of wealth and status.

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July 10, 2023
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July 10, 2023
When a Shrimp Is About Something Bigger

While we are eating far more shrimp, Louisiana is producing far less because of the shrimp imports that cost much less.

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June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
What Buffet Economics Says About All-You-Can-Eat

Looking at the the supply and demand sides of buffet economics, we see how restaurants and diners manage all-you-can-eat.

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