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March 17, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup The Tragedy of the commons and overfishing
March 17, 2017
The Codfather and the Tragedy of the Commons

Although The Codfather violated New England's catch share system, the overfishing that results from the tragedy of the commons has been minimized.

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March 16, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tart cherry prices
March 16, 2017
How a Cherry Orchard is About More Than Fruit

Representing far more than the agricultural labor force, a cherry orchard in Washington state displays the complexities of changing labor markets.

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March 14, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
March 14, 2017
How to Google Gender Bias

Reflecting and encouraging gender bias against women, the occupational pictures displayed online at Google images can be inaccurate and unprofessional.

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March 13, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup daylight saving time dilemmas
March 13, 2017
Daylight Saving Time Dilemmas

Last weekend, our daylight saving time dilemmas began again as we lost an hour of sleep but gained evening time to shop, exercise and go to athletic events.

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March 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Hollywood gender gap
March 9, 2017
Finding the Hollywood Gender Gap (Everywhere)

From top stars' salaries, to the people who speak in films, the Hollywood gender gap can be found in most of the major movies.

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March 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine production
March 7, 2017
How EU Regulation Deals With Blue Wine

Surprisingly significant, the EU's opposition to blue wine reflects how regulation constrains the innovation that creates productivity and economic growth.

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March 5, 2017
minimum wage debate
March 5, 2017
What We Can Learn From Big Mac Prices

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March 2, 2017
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March 2, 2017
Why There is No Such Thing as Free Parking

Even in North Dakota where there is a ban on parking meters along town and city streets, there is no such thing as free parking.

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February 27, 2017
Weekly Roundup and vacation time
February 27, 2017
Deciding How Much To Work

Illustrated by the Expedia Vacation Deprivation survey, how much vacation time we take can depend on where we live and our reference points.

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February 23, 2017
Weekly rounup
February 23, 2017
Why the LettuceBots Are Coming

Perhaps looking like LettuceBots, the population of farm robotics will increase as the supply of migrant farm labor decreases.

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February 21, 2017
Weekly roundup and Greek bailout
February 21, 2017
The Downside of a Greek Bailout

The Greek response to new bailout talks and more fiscal austerity ranged from a Scrooge Christmas card to a larger underground economy.

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February 15, 2017
economic news roundup and assortative dating
February 15, 2017
How Credit Scores Complicate Love

To find out if a relationship will last, you can ask the New York Federal Reserve Bank about credit cards and assortative mating.

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