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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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December 22, 2020
federal war spending
December 22, 2020
Why the Same $600 Stimulus Check Is Really Different

Instead of per capita income, we can compare U.S. states' standard of living and wind up with different results.

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December 20, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and democracy and markets
December 20, 2020
How Do the Economy and Democracy Need Each Other?

In The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index and also through Pew Research, we can see how the economy and democracy need each other.

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December 18, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
December 18, 2020
What Your Time is Really Worth

Lyft can come in handy when economists need to calculate the dollar value of time for us and for government.

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December 17, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global wealth
December 17, 2020
Six Facts: Getting to Know the Superrich

These six facts about the superrich reveal where they make their money, whether they keep it, and how it should not be taxed.

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November 6, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dating markets
November 6, 2020
How Dating Markets Have Changed

As they replace the traditional ways that couples meet each other, onlne dating markets are reducing the role of friends and family.

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November 5, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and beer consumption
November 5, 2020
The Ups and Downs of Global Beer Consumption

Your beer consumption can depend on where you live, whether you prefer wine, your country's traditions, and your income.

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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 10, 2020
gasoline prices
September 10, 2020
The Gasoline Taxes That Are Hit by Covid-19

Rarely mentioned, the revenue generated by gasoline taxes in the U.S. and Europe has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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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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