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May 22, 2024
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May 22, 2024
Where a Taco Is a Sandwich

Related to zoning regulations and municipal revenue, when we look at a sandwich definition, we see more than food.

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May 14, 2024
congestion pricing
May 14, 2024
What Congestion Pricing Signals

It is possible that the spread of congestion pricing to places like Manhattan signals less of a municipal love for cars.

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May 12, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global wealth
May 12, 2024
How Household Wealth Might Surprise Us

Looking at household wealth, we would be surprised by the generational group whose asset values have soared.

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May 9, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
May 9, 2024
How New Marijuana Regulations Will Affect Us

If cannabis is demoted to a Schedule III substance from Schedule I, the new marijuana regulation will affect retail, research, and tax policy.

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May 6, 2024
shrinkflation penalties
May 6, 2024
Where to Find Shrinkflation Penalties

Now, with a slew of companies reducing the size but not the price of their products, several countries have mandated shrinkflation penalties.

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May 5, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
May 5, 2024
When to Worry About Grandma

By looking at Europe's aging population, we see only a part of the reason that we will have a population bomb.

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April 30, 2024
Chick-fil-A
April 30, 2024
How the Minimum Wage Can Cost More Than Money

While California's minimum wage update takes us to new data, it does not end the debate on the impact of increasing the minimum wage.

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April 15, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
April 15, 2024
Where Marijuana Fails the Smell Test

With recreational marijuana legal in more than half of the U.S., one unexpected complaint has begun to multiply.

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April 12, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and public domain art
April 12, 2024
When Is da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” like Mickey Mouse?

Having become public domain art because of their age, Leonardo da Vinci's "Vetruvian Man" and Walt Disney's first Mickey Mouse are similar.

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April 4, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lunar time
April 4, 2024
Why We Should Care About Lunar Time

Having standardized time on earth with Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), now we need the equivalent for lunar time.

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April 2, 2024
minimum wage hikes
April 2, 2024
Debating the Impact of California’s New Minimum Wage

With California's minimum wage hike to $20 for selected workers, economists continue to debate if the increase boosts unemployment.

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March 27, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
March 27, 2024
Where Populations Are Old and Young

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