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June 9, 2017
national park overcrowding
June 9, 2017
Solving a National Parks Problem

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June 4, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
June 4, 2017
How Japan’s Shrinking Population Creates Growing Problems

The fiscal challenges that Japan's shrinking population has created come from a shrinking birth rate and an aging population.

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June 2, 2017
weekly economc news roundup and misleading statistics
June 2, 2017
Questions About Popeye and Misleading Statistics

Precise numbers can become misleading statistics when politicians, journalists and scholars use them for jobs projections and GDP totals.

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May 31, 2017
defining old
May 31, 2017
A Reality Check For Pension Recipients

Shown through grades that are mostly Cs and Ds, state pension problems display unrealistic fiscal policy decisions for an aging population.

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May 26, 2017
milk glut
May 26, 2017
Why Happy Cows Make Farmers Sad

Combine thriving world markets and more productive cows and you get farmers who unintentionally create a milk glut when they increase supply.

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May 24, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and parking lots and healthcare costs incentives
May 24, 2017
How Your Parking Lot and Your Medical Care Could Be Similar

Our healthcare costs and parking lot spending are influenced by similar incentives that involve paying per visit or with a lump sum for unlimited use.

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May 17, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and GDP
May 17, 2017
How to Really Grasp the GDP

We can better grasp what we mean by the GDP by looking at the numbers and also by comparing its components to an alternative.

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May 15, 2017
raising a child
May 15, 2017
How Holiday Spending Helps (and Harms) Our Economy

Holiday spending is about more than Mother's Day when we look at the long list of days, weeks and months that were created to boost a brand or industry.

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May 12, 2017
priming the pump
May 12, 2017
How We Primed the Pump

When President Trump refers to priming the pump, we can think of the Great Depression, the Great Recession and deficit spending that can fuel the economy.

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May 11, 2017
Olympics finance
May 11, 2017
An Olympics Proposal That Could Make a Match

Although Olympics finance is usually a catastrophe for the host city, the Los Angeles proposal for 2024 could be an exception.

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May 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and CBO scoring
May 9, 2017
When a Score is Not About a Game

Told that the House had not waited for CBO scoring results before passing a version of the American Health Care Act, we can ask what they were missing.

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May 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
May 7, 2017
The Mystery of the Disappearing Avocado

If your favorite veggie wrap no longer has avocado in it, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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