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June 4, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging population
June 4, 2018
Italy’s Demographic Disaster

Looking at Italy's aging population and the impact on national spending, we might better understand the populist direction of Italian politics.

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May 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and commuting time
May 16, 2018
What You Never Expected To Hear About a Traffic Jam

Since billions have been proposed for infrastructure spending, we should consider some surprising suggestions from researchers on traffic congestion.

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May 9, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging shoppers
May 9, 2018
The New Shopper (Who is Really Old)

As an aging population soon takes us to a demographic turning point, retailers will adjust the shopping experience to an older customer.

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April 30, 2018
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April 30, 2018
Those Subscriptions That We Love to Buy (and Barely Use)

Behavioral economists can explain why are lured into buying a year's subscription for movie watching and other media that we barely use.

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April 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
April 22, 2018
More on the Mom Penalty

Whether we look at a cartoon on women's "mental load" at home or a recent study on the gender pay gap in Denmark, the problem is the mommy penalty.

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April 3, 2018
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April 3, 2018
An Almost New Grocery Shopper

Not as devastating as the retail changes at the mall, the supermarket grocery shopper is also switching to new buying habits.

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April 2, 2018
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April 2, 2018
Where to Find an Inventor

To fuel the innovation that jumpstarts economic growth, researchers have figured out less traditional ways that will encourage more people to become inventors.

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April 1, 2018
measuring happiness
April 1, 2018
Will Money Bring You Happiness?

Looking at our day-to-day emotions and our life evaluation, recent studies give us some answers about whether money brings happiness.

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March 23, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Aging populations
March 23, 2018
Why Businesses Want Older Models

While businesses will enjoy spending from aging populations, communities are concerned with supporting an older demographic.

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March 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Bitcoin mining
March 18, 2018
Plattsburgh’s Bitcoin Problem

With Plattsburgh, New York's cheap electricity attracting Bitcoin miners, the city has to figure out how to cut their power usage.

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March 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Millennials
March 6, 2018
How to Know If You Are a Millennial

Using a lens that divides us by generations, we can look more closely at Millennial characteristics to see how they differ from other age groups.

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March 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Trump tariffs
March 1, 2018
What You Might Not Know About a Toilet Paper Shortage

For insight about why Taiwan's toilet paper shortage has created a panic, we just need to look at changes in supply and demand.

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