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February 18, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and the census
February 18, 2018
What Census Takers Can Learn From Birdwatchers

Thinking of the 2020 decennial census and a bird count on a South Australian beach, we can cite similar concerns about accuracy and well being.

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February 16, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and bendy straws
February 16, 2018
The Problem With a Bendy Straw Law

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February 15, 2018
weekly economic roundup and pension income systems
February 15, 2018
Six Facts We Need to Know About Social Security

To begin to understand the biggest slice of the federal spending pie, we should start with six need-to-know Social Security facts.

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February 14, 2018
economic news roundup and assortative dating
February 14, 2018
What Men and Women Want in a Mate

By identifying the decisions that men and women make while speed dating, we can see where they rank intelligence, attractiveness and ambition.

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February 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and The new New York bridge across the Hudson
February 13, 2018
The Real Infrastructure Spending Story

Referring to spending at the federal, state, and local levels, and to roads and bridges and electrical transmission lines and railroads and so much more, infrastructure spending is monumentally complex.

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February 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Columbia's Valentine's roses
February 12, 2018
Why Valentine’s Roses Bloom in Colombia

Most of our Valentine's roses come from Colombia because of the U.S. government, the perfect combination of land, labor and capital, and Walmart.

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February 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and congestion pricing
February 7, 2018
The Contest That NYC Didn’t Want To Win

With other cities like London having successfully implemented a traffic congestion pricing plan, NYC has begun to figure out a proposal.

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February 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News and statistical accuracy
February 6, 2018
Searching For an Accurate Statistic

Whether looking at the height of Mount Everest or at the rules of origin that will be renegotiated during the NAFTA talks, we have a statistical accuracy problem.

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December 31, 2017
fascinating follow-ups
December 31, 2017
A Banana, a Billionaire, and a Tesla Tax Follow-Up

Our banana, $450 million painting, and Tesla tax stories were just so interesting that they deserved fascinating follow-ups.

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December 26, 2017
bitcoin
December 26, 2017
Why Bitcoin Is Not Money

By spending bitcoin, we see the multiple reasons that calling it a cryptocurrency can be misleading because it is not money.

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December 25, 2017
Santa's wages
December 25, 2017
What Santa Would Add to the GDP

Estimating Santa's salary is a specific task that takes us to the broader issue of whether the GDP should include unpaid work.

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December 22, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and the cost of flying
December 22, 2017
What Flying Really Costs

To calculate the real cost of flying, to the fares and the fees, we need to add the time, aggravation and inconvenience created by poor airport design.

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