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May 24, 2021
losing leap seconds
May 24, 2021
When a Tap Told the Time

Undergoing structural change, the 19th century British economy had the problem of factory workers that could not afford alarm clocks.

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April 5, 2021
beer shortages
April 5, 2021
Why Trappist Beer Needs More Monks

Around for more than two centuries, the Belgian beer made in Trappist monasteries needs more monks to produce it.

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March 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and rising sea levels
March 30, 2021
The Picture of a Tourism Collapse

Looking at Covid and the Caribbean islands, we would see the massive impact of a tourism collapse on their economies.

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March 11, 2021
pandemic gender gap
March 11, 2021
Deciding if We Are in a “She-Cession”

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March 10, 2021
economic news roundup and work-life balance
March 10, 2021
Where We Have the Best Work-Life Balance

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March 8, 2021
zero-emissions job markets
March 8, 2021
How Zero-Emissions Will Change Jobs

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February 26, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and minimum wage hike
February 26, 2021
The Surprising Minimum Wage Impact at McDonald’s

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February 25, 2021
household responsibilitiesand household production
February 25, 2021
Where Women Do the Most Unpaid Work

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February 12, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and minimum wage hike
February 12, 2021
What Economists Say About the Minimum Wage

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February 4, 2021
Economic News Roundup and snow shoveling markets
February 4, 2021
What Makes a Snow Shoveler Smile?

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January 10, 2021
weekly economic news roundup and unemployment
January 10, 2021
What the Unemployment Rate Hides

Seemingly evident through a monthly report that states the jobless rate and job losses or gains, real unemployment figures can be hidden.

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January 5, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
January 5, 2021
Will We Have More Pandemic Babies?

When we look at Google word searches, at family planning surveys, and at past multi-year disasters, we can predict pandemic birth rates.

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