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August 28, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and school funding
August 28, 2018
The Best Reasons For Later School Start Times

In addition to teens' mental health, we can support later school start times with cost benefit analysis that focuses on the economy.

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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 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and overused resources
August 22, 2018
How Phish-Tarping is a Tragedy (of the Commons)

While we know that overused resources can include the ocean, the air, and a pasture, we also should include beaches and seats.

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August 20, 2018
shorter songs
August 20, 2018
Why Aretha Franklin Should Have Earned More From “Respect”

Looking at who did not pay Aretha Franklin for "Respect," we can see why music copyright law is being rewritten by the Congress.

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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 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and road safety
August 16, 2018
Why Driving is Safer in Sweden

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August 15, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
August 15, 2018
A Surprising Way to Cut Healthcare Costs

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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 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and invading ride-share markets
August 12, 2018
Upsetting Uber’s Economics

Legislation from the New York City Council will upset Uber economics when it limits the number of new ride-hailing vehicle licenses.

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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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