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May 31, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and hog farms
May 31, 2018
Law and Odor at a North Carolina Hog Farm

You have a regulatory dispute when North Carolina's hog farmers want to use their less costly manure lagoons while neighbors, objecting to the smells, want legal limits.

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May 29, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and minimum wage hike
May 29, 2018
The Downside of a Minimum Wage Increase

While it is easy for us to see when the minimum wage goes up, the impact on low wage workers' non-wage compensation is much less evident.

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May 28, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Vegas Golden Knights
May 28, 2018
The U.S. Army’s War Against the Vegas Golden Knights

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May 20, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and ZTE's global supply chain
May 20, 2018
How a Chinese Smartphone Could Be Made in America

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May 11, 2018
China's GDP
May 11, 2018
How China Has Begun To Keep (a Social) Score

In China, by being good to your mother-in-law, you can elevate your social credit score, get a cheaper bike rental, and a better bank loan.

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May 10, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and guinea pig rentals
May 10, 2018
Why Guinea Pigs and Party Dresses Are Similar

Whether looking at guinea pigs or party dresses, you get rental markets when time and money make people avoid a purchase.

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May 8, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and mandatory calorie count labels
May 8, 2018
Do Mandatory Calorie Labels Matter?

Although mandatory calorie count labels have become the law of the land, their impact on firms and consumers is still unpredictable.

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May 6, 2018
beef prices
May 6, 2018
Why We Need Holey Cow and Other Cheesy Names

Even U.S. cheesemakers suffer when the EU (European Union) says you can't use a label like Parmesan or feta because your cheese wasn't made in the required place.

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May 1, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and bicycle friendly cities
May 1, 2018
Why It’s Tough To Be a BFC (Bike-Friendly City)

Looking at the world's most bike-friendly cities, you can see why only one city in the U.S. was among the top twenty in 2015 and none were there in 2017.

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April 29, 2018
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April 29, 2018
The Biggest U.S. Postal Service Problem

With postal service innovation a basic problem, the U.S. Postal System is ranked lower than France, Japan, Poland, and nine other countries.

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April 27, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
April 27, 2018
What Brexit Subtracts From the EU

To how the Europeans feel about a Brexit impact, we can add how the U.K. will affect the EU's GDP, population, budget, imports and exports when it leaves.

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April 24, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
April 24, 2018
How Much to Regulate Marijuana

The decisions we make about marijuana regulation will shape the role of government, of markets, and even whether we have marijuana-infused wine.

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