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March 14, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
March 14, 2019
What We Should Know About Gen Z

Just 7 to 22 years old, Generation Z has begun to exhibit characteristics that differentiate them from previous generations.

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March 13, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
March 13, 2019
When Ketchup and Parking Are Similar

Whether we are buying Heinz ketchup from a supermarket or a coupon from a Manhattan parking garage, money and time will shape our shopping behavior.

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March 12, 2019
federal gasoline tax
March 12, 2019
How Venezuela Caught an Incurable Case of Dutch Disease

From the very beginning in 1922, Venezuela's oil industry fueled governmental decisions that created an incurable case of Dutch disease.

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March 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 11, 2019
How Norway Avoided Dutch Disease

Avoided by Norway, Dutch disease is contracted by nations that let a commodity windfall dominate what they produce and spend.

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March 10, 2019
economic news roundup and working hours
March 10, 2019
Why Times Should Change

Deciding whether to spring forward to DST and fall back relates to a bigger debate about coordinating time throughout the United States.

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March 8, 2019
restaurant psychology
March 8, 2019
Why a Higher Minimum Wage is like a Google Map

Using a multi-disciplined lens, the University of Washington's most recent study of Seattle's $15 minimum wage conveyed considerable insight.

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March 7, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender stereotypes
March 7, 2019
Where Gender Stereotypes Are Costly

Whether looking at the World Series of Poker or fast growing occupations, we can see that gender stereotypes can create costly decisions.

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March 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and U.S. manufacturing
March 6, 2019
Six Facts That Tell You What Is Happening to U.S. Manufacturing

While it depends where you look and the industries you select, you can see that U.S. manufacturing is now experiencing a modest rebound.

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March 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Greece length of the workweek
March 4, 2019
Removing the Bailout Safety Net from the Greek Economy

Although the bailout of the Greek economy just ended, doubts remain about their ability to sustain their long-term debt obligations.

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February 28, 2019
tipping behavior
February 28, 2019
The Tipping Paradox

Disliked by many as discriminatory, inconvenient, and even embarrassing, tipping is a paradox because it refuses to disappear.

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February 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
February 27, 2019
Why Kraft’s Mac & Cheese Has a Global Warming Problem

Ranking the global warming readiness of the largest consumer product companies, a climate change research group tells us where to be concerned.

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February 26, 2019
butter technology
February 26, 2019
What Avocados, Salmon, and Butter Have in Common

With the switch in our diet to larger portions and high fat foods, we have seen certain prices rise and regulatory policy change.

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