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March 14, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
March 14, 2019
What We Should Know About Gen Z

Just 7 to 22 years old, Generation Z has begun to exhibit characteristics that differentiate them from previous generations.

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March 3, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Gross National Happiness
March 3, 2019
The Best Way To Measure Happiness

When we compare Bhutan's gross national happiness (GNH) to its gross domestic product (GDP, we could decide if happiness relates to economic growth.

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February 7, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Venezuela's hyperinflation
February 7, 2019
Six Facts to Know About Venezuela’s Hyperinflation

Through six simple facts, we can better understand the meaning of Venezuela's hyperinflation and how much it has diminished production.

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January 3, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
January 3, 2019
Why Japan’s Population is Shrinking

Sort of like life's bookends, a declining number of children and more elderly people can explain why Japan's population is shrinking.

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December 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the JOLT survey
December 18, 2018
Getting Some Unemployment Insight Through a JOLT

By looking at job openings, hires, and quit rates in the JOLT Summary, we can get some unemployment insight about tighter labor markets.

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December 17, 2018
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December 17, 2018
Almost Everything We Need To Know About Gift Giving

Looking at what we buy and what we return, we can ask an economist and a psychologist for some gift-giving advice about our holiday spending.

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December 14, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and generational similarities
December 14, 2018
Why Millennials Might Not Be That Different

Rather than differences, we find generational similarities for Millennials when we look at diversity, education, and marriage trends.

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December 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
December 7, 2018
Why Less Land Needs To Make More Food

With population growth adding almost three billion people by 2050, we need to figure out how to produce more food with less land and fewer emissions.

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November 21, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and a new kilogram measurment
November 21, 2018
Why the Kilogram Had to Change

To become more accessible and accurate, a new kilogram has been developed that that is based on ideas rather than an object.

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November 20, 2018
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November 20, 2018
Where Clothing Size Inflation Is a Large Problem

Like the CPI measures purchasing power through the dollar's inflation rate, we can observe waistline changes through clothing size inflation.

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November 14, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and world debt
November 14, 2018
Six Facts: What We Need To Know About World Debt

The six facts that summarize world debt identify the big borrowers, the risky borrowers, and the criteria for deciding how much to worry.

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November 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and globalization
November 7, 2018
Six Facts That We Need to Know About Globalization

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