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November 8, 2019
Eliud Kipchoge
November 8, 2019
How U.S. Labor Productivity Relates to Nike’s Vaporflys

Whether looking at the marathon runners that wear Nike's Vaporfly sneakers or U.S. labor productivity, we can see the importance of capital innovation.

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October 21, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
October 21, 2019
What the Corporate Ladder Says About Gender Equity

In addition to the glass ceiling, recent research indicates we should focus on the gender equity that diminishes at the first rung of the corporate ladder.

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October 4, 2019
job satisfaction
October 4, 2019
The Mystery of the Missing Offshored Jobs

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October 1, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tipping behavior
October 1, 2019
Some Tips About Tipping

Because tipping behavior reflects a social norm, many of us know the amount we are supposed to leave but we don't necessarily do it.

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September 30, 2019
airport design
September 30, 2019
Why the World Needs Wayfinders

In public spaces like airports, hospitals, and museums, we navigate through the architectural signals that have been called wayfinding.

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September 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and minimum wage hike
September 27, 2019
Taking Sides in the Minimum Wage Debate

As New York's hourly minimum wage started heading toward $15 while Pennsylvania's remained at $7.25, some of the results were surprising.

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September 18, 2019
eekly Economic News Roundup and check use
September 18, 2019
Why Our Earnings Are Not What They Seem to Be

Ranging from barely budging to a 32 percent increase, the ups and downs of average hourly earnings can be debated, depending on your numbers.

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September 16, 2019
manufacturing jobs
September 16, 2019
The Manufacturing Jobs That Are Disappearing

Through the excellent Netflix documentary, "American Factory," and Bureau of Labor Force projections, we can see disappearing manufacturing jobs.

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September 9, 2019
healthcare costs
September 9, 2019
How Healthcare Is Like Car Repair

To explain why healthcare costs are increasing, we can just look at Beethoven's String Quartet #14 and Baumol's Cost Disease.

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September 3, 2019
digital distraction
September 3, 2019
When To Ignore Your Email

Tempted by thousands of hours of digital distractions, at home and at work, we diminish our creativity, our productivity, and our self-satisfaction.

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August 28, 2019
weekly economic news roundup and women's wealth
August 28, 2019
Six Facts About Women’s Wealth in the World

While women's wealth in the world has been trending upwards, a look at the estimates in the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2018 reveals the gaps.

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August 27, 2019
traffic congestion
August 27, 2019
The Connection Between Traffic Jams and Jobs

As the downside of low unemployment, traffic congestion can have an invisible cost that relates to time, gas, and aggravation.

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