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May 5, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
May 5, 2024
When to Worry About Grandma

By looking at Europe's aging population, we see only a part of the reason that we will have a population bomb.

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March 21, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Public Restrooms
March 21, 2024
The Significance of a Tiny Pineapple

As a dessert or snack for singles households, the new Del Monte Honeyglow mini pineapple is about much more than fruit.

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March 17, 2024
housing markets
March 17, 2024
How Housing Markets Have Downsized

Recovering after the Great Recession, housing markets expanded until they had to shrink in an unexpected way.

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October 16, 2023
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October 16, 2023
Who Spends What on Food?

Looking closely at food spending, we see that, based on where, when, age, income and eductaion, it will vary.

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October 4, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and chair history
October 4, 2023
What Our Chairs Say About Us

We are talking about chair economics when we look back and then across cultures at the impact of how we sit.

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August 18, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and income inequality
August 18, 2023
Who Is Wealthy?

Asking who is rich can take us to the numbers that stae our income or we can use income inequality to get some answers.

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June 29, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
June 29, 2023
Why You Might Be Younger Than You Think

Typically starting with your birth date, calculating your age could depend on chronology, biology, or where you live.

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June 4, 2023
household responsibilitiesand household production
June 4, 2023
How We Mismeasure Women’s Time Use

When surveys reveal the extra amount of time women spend on household responsibilities, their estimates ignore the "mental load."

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May 26, 2023
economic news roundup and assortative dating
May 26, 2023
How We’ve Been Delaying Life

Comparing 1980 and now, we would see that many of us are older when we experience five of life's key milestones.

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May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
Why Monique Is More Than a Chicken

More than money, our increased pet spending signals the changing relationship we have with our dogs and cats and even a chicken.

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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
Why We Moved Back With Mom (and Dad)

Looking at multigenerational households in the U.S. and Europe, we see where and why young adults stay and leave.

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May 10, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
May 10, 2023
How We Use Our Time

We can look at the American Time Use Survey and Microsoft to see how our time use varies by age, gender, and at work.

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