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October 5, 2017
National Pension Systems
October 5, 2017
The Best Places to Grow Old

Looking at adequacy, sustainability, and integrity, we would see that the retirement income systems of 27 nations vary considerably.

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September 27, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and declining marriage rate
September 27, 2017
Where Have All of the Husbands (and Wives) Gone?

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September 25, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tipping behavior
September 25, 2017
The Mystery of the Disappearing Restaurants

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September 21, 2017
inflation facts
September 21, 2017
What Your Phone Says About How You Spend Your Money

Knowing that statisticians suggest iPhone users tend to be more affluent than Android owners, we can hypothesize how their spending differs.

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September 11, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and lottery ticket spending
September 11, 2017
Why We Like Lotteries

We can ask why our lottery ticket spending has been $70 billion annually when we have such an infinitesimal chance of winning.

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September 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food status symbols
September 10, 2017
Surprising Culinary Status Symbols

Including celery and pineapples, past and present culinary status symbols are examples of foods preferred by an elite group.

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August 15, 2017
aluminum cans Diet Coke
August 15, 2017
Why the Philadelphia Soda Tax is Fizzling

Like all sin taxes, the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax has had an unpredictable impact on revenue and the alternatives that people select.

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August 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cellphone-only users
August 10, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Remembering When We Were More Connected

With a soaring proportion of households becoming cellphone-only users, on this #TBT we can look back at the disappearing landline.

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August 6, 2017
highly skilled women and low-skilled immigrants
August 6, 2017
How Low-Skilled Immigrants Support Highly Skilled Women

In additional to debating the impact of immigration on less educated men, we should look at how highly skilled women are affected.

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August 4, 2017
chicken export nationalism
August 4, 2017
The Development Debate About Chickens

When Bill Gates expressed his foundation's support for giving chickens to people in extreme poverty, he ignited a debate about development programs.

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August 3, 2017
economic news roundup and U.S. trading partners
August 3, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Remembering When We Were More Productive

On this #TBT, we can look back at the golden age of productivity growth to see when and how our standard of living improved.

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July 18, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and Old Food Brands
July 18, 2017
Why the Greek Yogurt Invasion Was More Than Yoplait’s War

The story of Yoplait's unsuccessful battle against a Greek Yogurt invasion is really about a war that old food brands are fighting.

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