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July 18, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Old Food Brands
July 18, 2017
Why the Greek Yogurt Invasion Was More Than Yoplait’s War

The story of Yoplait's unsuccessful battle against a Greek Yogurt invasion is really about a war that old food brands are fighting.

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July 14, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and the IKEA Effect
July 14, 2017
Why the IKEA Effect is About Much More Than Furniture

Rippling far beyond furniture assembly, the IKEA Effect can determine how we value what we construct and cook at home, and design at work.

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July 13, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Veblen Goods Tiffany
July 13, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at the Tiffany Brand

Shifting from Audrey Hepburn elegance to Lady Gaga, the Tiffany brand has a new face to market its luxury image and its Veblen goods.

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July 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the best country
July 10, 2017
What Most of Us Don’t Know About the G20

Predictable and surprising, G20 facts about the group's countries and last week's meetings show how we remain interconnected.

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July 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup financial decisions and red print
July 9, 2017
The Surprising Impact of Seeing Red

Making financial decisions, we might take more or less risk because of the color of the print in our documents and charts.

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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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July 3, 2017
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 3, 2017
Using Adam Smith to Cross the Road

Wondering why cars happily stop to let pedestrians cross the road on an island without traffic lights, we can find an answer from Adam Smith.

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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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June 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tipping behavior
June 29, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Remembering the Traditional First Date

Only several decades ago, the dating norms that said who paid for a meal were much clearer than they are today because of women's new economic role.

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June 23, 2017
unintended consequences from bagel tax and window tax
June 23, 2017
The Surprising Consequences of Taxing Bagels and Windows

By changing our homes and our cream cheese purchases, taxes on bagels and windows can have unintended consequences when they distort our behavior.

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June 19, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and transportation infrastructure
June 19, 2017
Infrastructure’s Hiding Hand

When politicians plan to update our transportation infrastructure, they are influenced by a hidden hand that can be benevolent or malevolent.

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June 12, 2017
Weekly economic news and retail structural unemployment
June 12, 2017
A Tale of a New Shopper and an Old Brand

The retail unemployment caused by the decline of J. Crew and other beloved mall stores relates to a structural change in their industry.

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