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February 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Columbia's Valentine's roses
February 12, 2018
Why Valentine’s Roses Bloom in Colombia

Most of our Valentine's roses come from Colombia because of the U.S. government, the perfect combination of land, labor and capital, and Walmart.

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December 13, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the limited edition drinks
December 13, 2017
Why a Starbucks Christmas Tree Frappuccino Has a Brief Life

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November 12, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
November 12, 2017
A Green Flip-Flop For Peak Oil

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November 6, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and consumer spending
November 6, 2017
How to Plant Marijuana Markets

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November 5, 2017
impact of the iPhone
November 5, 2017
Why We Will or Won’t Stand in Line

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November 1, 2017
Poland's butter prices
November 1, 2017
The Mystery of France’s Disappearing Butter

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October 26, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and a metric mixup
October 26, 2017
Clarence the Tortoise and the Metric Mixup

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October 22, 2017
farm festival prices
October 22, 2017
The Economics of the Pumpkin Slingshot

For the next bite of a doughnut or the next try at a pumpkin slingshot, economist Alfred Marshall's marginal analysis helps you decide whether to say yes.

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October 15, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and China's R&D
October 15, 2017
Why China’s Scientists Got the Wrong Message

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September 18, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and emoji standardization
September 18, 2017
Why It Helps to Have (Emoji) Standardization

We know that transactions are easier when weights and measures and times are standardized but do we need emoji standardization?

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September 17, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and India's guar bubble
September 17, 2017
Fracking and India’s Guar Bean Bubble

Used in ice cream, India's guar gum is also so necessary for fracking that the rise of oil prices created a guar bean bubble.

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September 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food status symbols
September 10, 2017
Surprising Culinary Status Symbols

Including celery and pineapples, past and present culinary status symbols are examples of foods preferred by an elite group.

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