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August 23, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and perverse incentives
August 23, 2022
A New Way To Measure the GDP

We can identify new GDP facts about size and wellbeing by seeing the GDP through the PPP lens of the International Comparison Program.

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August 19, 2022
Economic news roundup and sovereign debt
August 19, 2022
Where Sovereign Debt Comes From

We can better grasp the sovereign debt of advanced, emerging market, and developing economies by looking at the different groups of lenders.

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August 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
August 15, 2022
Are We Near Peak Population?

While we know that soon the world will have eight billion people, the debate continues about when we will reach peak population.

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August 3, 2022
peak inflation
August 3, 2022
Have We Climbed to Peak Inflation?

Seeing some prices start to slip downward, we can look for clues that indicate we are close to peak inflation.

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July 29, 2022
Argentina's cryptocurrency preference
July 29, 2022
A Bitcoin Story With The Right Incentives and the Wrong Results

Trying to encourage bitcoin use, El Salvador had all the right incentives but still wound up with unintended consequences.

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July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022
Why a Latte for the Loo Could Be a Problem

With the NYC debating a bill to increase the city's public bathrooms, we can see that the issue is about a lot more than the loo.

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July 24, 2022
housing spending
July 24, 2022
An Update: How a House Builds the GDP

A detailed look at how housing spending boosts the GDP reveals every floor of the expense and its significance.

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July 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and livestock GDP
July 21, 2022
Where Livestock Outnumber People

Looking at livestock and the GDP and the number of animals on U.S. farms, we see surprisingly disparate statistics.

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July 17, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and winning the lottery
July 17, 2022
When Winning the Lottery is Likely

Looking at 18th century France and 2022, we can see how winning the lottery is not necessarily a low probability event.

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July 13, 2022
economic news roundup and contracts
July 13, 2022
A Closer Look at the World’s Top and Bottom Laissez-Faire Countries

Looking closely at the Index of Economic Freedom, we can see where property rights help to boost market activity.

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July 11, 2022
July 11, 2022
The Problem With Our Economic Outlook

When assessing the economy consumers used to perceive economic indicators accurately but more recently their outlook has been skewed.

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June 29, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and economic outlook
June 29, 2022
Good and Bad Economic News

Although inflation is the media focus, still, looking at other criteria, we see a potentially optimistic economic outlook.

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