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August 6, 2017
highly skilled women and low-skilled immigrants
August 6, 2017
How Low-Skilled Immigrants Support Highly Skilled Women

In additional to debating the impact of immigration on less educated men, we should look at how highly skilled women are affected.

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August 2, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and consumer spending
August 2, 2017
Marijuana and Your Grade Average

According to a Dutch study, we can observe the impact of marijuana on academic performance in quantitative courses at Maastricht University.

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July 24, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
July 24, 2017
How Steel Tariffs Impact Whiskey and Whipped Cream

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July 11, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Saudi woman Manal al-Shafif
July 11, 2017
How Women Could Elevate the Saudi GDP

Far more than constraining Saudi women, Saudi Arabia's discrimination diminishes the entire economy's production possibilities.

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July 6, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and French baguette competition
July 6, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Before the Baguette Crisis

Seeing the impact of French baguette deregulation, we can look back at the days when government guaranteed Paris's bread supply.

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July 2, 2017
Weeklt y Economic News Roundup and natural momopoly peak demand for tea
July 2, 2017
Why a Natural Monopoly is Good for Peak Power and the Super Flush

At the end of the last episode of M*A*S*H, during I Love Lucy commercials, after a popular BBC soap, we need a natural monopoly to satisfy peak demand.

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June 28, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and China's social scoring system
June 28, 2017
How a Social Score Gets You China’s Goods and Services

As China's social scoring system develops, undesirable behavior like jaywalking could limit someone's access to goods and services.

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June 27, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Mexican tequila
June 27, 2017
Why Tequila Drinkers Need Protection

Like sparkling wine that is called Champagne and cheese that is Parmesan, Mexican tequila is legally protected, even with Desperados tequila-flavored beer.

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June 26, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and marijuana update
June 26, 2017
A Marijuana Update

Whether looking at a new Colorado drive-thru or Canada's problems, always, a marijuana update will take us to demand and supply.

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June 22, 2017
boarding planes
June 22, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Plane Comfort

For Throwback Thursday (#TBT) we can fondly look back to comfortable economy class travel before less pitch and width created shrinking airline seats.

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June 20, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and the case of the footlong sandwich
June 20, 2017
The Mystery of the Footlong Sandwich’s Missing Inch

When a Subway footlong is 11 inches and a box of Whoppers is half full, we can ask about the lawsuits that tried to remedy their misleading packaging.

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June 11, 2017
future jobs
June 11, 2017
The Difference Between a Sunny and Stormy Business Climate

The World Bank's Doing Business Index ranks 190 economies to show where the business climate is sunny or stormy because of regulatory policy.

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