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January 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the sports bra
January 29, 2019
Why the Sports Bra Is so Much More Than an Undergarment

Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.

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January 28, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and automation and future of work
January 28, 2019
Where Will Automation Change Our Lives?

Whether looking at a self-driving car or your airline ticketing app, you can see how automation has begun to shift job activities.

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January 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and e-commerce subscriptions
January 27, 2019
Why Songs Are Shorter

As music industry technology has shifted to streaming, so too have the incentives that are multiplying shorter song tracks.

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January 18, 2019
China's GDP
January 18, 2019
Six Facts: What It’s Handy To Know About China

A look at U.S. China trade history reveals how the Chinese economy has changed and what a combination of command and the market can accomplish.

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January 17, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and McDonald's drive-thru
January 17, 2019
What an Economist Says About 300 Hamburgers

Hearing the Clemson University football team got 300 burgers at the White House, an economist might name the resources needed for a quarter pounder.

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January 15, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
January 15, 2019
One Reason For High Hospital Prices

By looking at inflation rates for tradable and nontradable goods and services, we can identify one reason for high hospital prices.

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January 13, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
January 13, 2019
How an Art Heist Is like the Government Shutdown

Whether looking at an art heist, government shutdown negotiations or a soccer shootout, game theory can explain people's behavior.

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January 11, 2019
small inventions
January 11, 2019
The New Tech We Cannot Resist

Like all new technology, the three innovations I most liked from CES 2019 could boost economic growth by making life easier (and more fun).

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January 10, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and driving behavior
January 10, 2019
Sweden’s Carbon Tax

Looking at Sweden's steadily rising carbon tax, we can ask what it is, what it does, and why the people accept so high a rate.

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January 8, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and school funding
January 8, 2019
Why School Funding and a “Friends” Dinner Are Similar

The controversial side of school funding can take us to a "Friends" excerpt about splitting the dinner check and to a small Vermont community.

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January 7, 2019
plastic straw bans
January 7, 2019
How Governments Nudge Us

Whether it's plastic straw use, energy conservation, or flu vaccinations, governments use nudges to influence our decisions.

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January 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines
January 6, 2019
Remembering Herb Kelleher and His Southwest Effect

The discount airline was just an idea when Herb Kelleher became the Texas entrepreneur who created what became known as the Southwest Effect.

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