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August 26, 2018
prescription spending
August 26, 2018
Deciding Who Gets Medical Help During Disasters

Remembering Hurricane Katrina and the decisions one isolated medical staff had to make for patients, a group in Maryland has recommended triage tradeoffs.

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August 19, 2018
Our weekly economic news roundup and ant economics
August 19, 2018
An Economics Lesson From an Ant

Not only providing a lesson that relates to building nest tunnels, ant economics can also teach us about diminishing returns to scale.

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August 17, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and indoor farmers
August 17, 2018
Why Urban Farmers Plant Their Crops in Garages

Using old containers from cargo ships, commercial urban farmers are growing hydroponic mini-lettuces and even strawberries in warehouses and garages.

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August 14, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and job discrimination against women
August 14, 2018
The Jobs That Women Don’t Do

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August 13, 2018
summer blockbusters
August 13, 2018
Disrupting the Movie Industry

With many of us rarely going to a theater, we can see why movie attendance is down and the chance for industry disruption is up.

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August 9, 2018
weekly economic roundup and pension income systems
August 9, 2018
Six More Facts We Need To Know About Social Security

Although Social Security solvency has not been in the headlines, it remains a massive challenge that we need to understand.

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August 8, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
August 8, 2018
(Almost) All You Need To Know About Quotas

From sleeveless jackets to begging brides and young sports teams with no uniforms, the complexities of quotas can produce a slew of unpredictable results.

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August 7, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
August 7, 2018
Why We Have Fewer Female CEOs

With Indra Nooyi leaving PepsiCo, we have even fewer female CEOs of major corporations who can change expectations about male leadership.

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August 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the marijuana supply
August 5, 2018
Why Oregon Grows Too Much Marijuana (But Not Colorado)

Demonstrating how the right government regulations can make a huge difference, Oregon has marijuana supply problems but not Colorado.

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August 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and immigration
August 1, 2018
What We Do and Don’t Know About Immigration

Looking at immigration facts, you would find a vast difference between what many people believe and accurate information.

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July 31, 2018
prescription spending
July 31, 2018
The Health-Care Job Spurt

With health care becoming a job engine, we could have more physicians, nurses, and assistants twith job-related names like Payne, Butcher, and Burns.

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July 30, 2018
household responsibilitiesand household production
July 30, 2018
The Value of Work Done at Home

Whether looking at childcare, boiling water, or changing a light bulb, the activities that compose household production are tough to value.

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