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April 15, 2021
Weekly economic news roundup and the pines beetle
April 15, 2021
Where Housing Prices Are Going Through the Roof

Whether looking at lumber or houses, we see a housing boom that is an example of classic supply and demand.

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April 11, 2021
congestion pricing
April 11, 2021
What Your Car Says About You and Your Neighborhood

If we want to know neighborhood characteristics about income, education, and even politics, we just need to know its cars.

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March 17, 2021
car spending
March 17, 2021
What We Can Learn From Used Car Prices

Some economists are asking if the increase in used car prices is an indicator of the path that future inflation will take.

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March 3, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
March 3, 2021
A Goldilocks Look at the U.S. Debt

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January 25, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
January 25, 2021
Why College Tuitions Are Up and Other Prices Are Down

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January 14, 2021
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January 14, 2021
Grading Global Economic Health

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January 7, 2021
weekly economic roundup and disaster costs
January 7, 2021
What a Disaster Can Cost Us

Looking at the past, we can plan for the future by being able to quantify disaster costs that range from hurricanes to drought.

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December 31, 2020
pandemic tradeoffs
December 31, 2020
How Covid Changed The Cost of Living

Changing the worldwide cost of living is one of the countless ways that the pandemic has impacted our daily lives.

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November 2, 2020
Halloween candy favorites
November 2, 2020
The Red and Blue States That Select the Same Halloween Candy

Because the people in red and blue states prefer the same Halloween candy, we have one holiday that unites us.

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September 16, 2020
Economic News Roundup and pandemic's economic outlook
September 16, 2020
How to Judge the Pandemic’s Economic Outlook

When we try to figure out the pandemic's economic outlook, we can ask economists which metrics they would select.

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September 1, 2020
tourism spending
September 1, 2020
Where Fewer Tourists Mean Bigger Problems

For countries with smaller economies that depend on tourism spending, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will be even more devastating.

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August 30, 2020
the good life
August 30, 2020
When the Good Life Is About More Than Happiness

Although psychologists have expanded the definition of the good life, still, the same economic policies relate to sustaining it.

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