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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 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Mandatory calorie labels
November 13, 2018
Do We Care About Calorie Labels?

With the arrival of mandatory calorie labels at large establishments and soon at smaller ones, we can ask if their impact is predictable.

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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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November 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Amazon markets
November 6, 2018
An Amazon Market in South America

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November 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and campaign finance
November 5, 2018
Why It’s Tough to Give (Campaign Finance) Money Away

When Seattle tried using Democracy Vouchers to support campaign finance, the results were not entirely what they had expected.

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November 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and car data
November 1, 2018
What Our Cars Say About Us

Just combine Google Street View big data on 22 million cars with researchers at Stanford University and you learn lots about all of us.

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October 31, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and budget deficits
October 31, 2018
Why Aren’t We Worried About the Budget Deficit?

Although the U.S. budget deficit just hit a five-year high, an economist could explain why politicians and voters are not worried.

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October 28, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Halloween candy
October 28, 2018
The Red and Blue States That Agree on Halloween Candy Favorites

While Halloween candy spending displays some agreement between red and blue states, it also relates to a top ten list of economic ideas.

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October 25, 2018
military spending lenses
October 25, 2018
Looking at National Wealth Through a New Kind of Lens

Typically we look at our national wealth through a fiscal or GDP lens when we might get a better picture by using a balance sheet.

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October 23, 2018
economic news roundup and working hours
October 23, 2018
Changing EU Times

European Union time zones could change if individual nations get to choose if they want perpetual summer time or winter time.

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October 22, 2018
Weekjly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 22, 2018
Where Are Women and Men Most Different?

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October 19, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana economics
October 19, 2018
How Legal Marijuana Could Make the Canadian GDP Too High

With marijuana legalization, Canada has had to revise 60 years of its Gross National Product (GDP) to avoid misleading numbers.

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