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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 3, 2018
Apple's finances
August 3, 2018
U.S. Steel and Apple: From One Billion to One Trillion

Rather like Apple just became the first trillion dollar corporation, in 1901 U.S. Steel took us past the billion dollar threshold.

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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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July 29, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Senegal's sanitation
July 29, 2018
Why an Economist Can Solve a Poop Problem

Sometimes you need an economist who figures out how to improve Senegal's sanitation by getting more people to use toilet suckers.

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July 27, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and ketchup exports
July 27, 2018
How a Ketchup Tariff Spreads

Seemingly small at 10%, Canada's retaliatory ketchup tariff represents a lot more than a lift for a bland burger and salty fries.

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July 26, 2018
soybean markets
July 26, 2018
Where Retaliatory Tariffs Create Unintended Consequences

It will be rather complicated when retaliatory agricultural tariffs, aluminum protection, and crop payment supports all hit New Madrid County, Missouri.

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July 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and time use
July 25, 2018
How We Use Our Time

To see if we allocate time like a typical American, we can look at a jelly beans video and the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS).

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July 24, 2018
weekly economic roundup and pension income systems
July 24, 2018
Why We Need a New Life Cycle Stage Called the “Young-Old”

Because the ageing population of people who are 65 and older has become more healthy and active, we need to recognize a "young-old" group.

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