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February 7, 2025
breakfast inflation
February 7, 2025
Why We Pay More For Breakfast

When we look at the breakfast menu, at home and at restaurants, we can see why breakfast prices are rising.

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January 8, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and McDonald's pricing power
January 8, 2025
Why McDonald’s Has Pricing Power

Different from textbook supply and demand, McDonald's pricing power comes from its less obvious manipulative capacity.

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December 24, 2024
egg smuggling
December 24, 2024
Why We Have Fewer Eggs

Instead of inflation, egg prices have been soaring because of increases in our demand and decreases in supply.

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November 22, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and auction prices
November 22, 2024
What a $105 Million Price Tag Means

Whether it's a $5 T-shirt, $8 gasoline, or the $100 million Magritte painting that was sold this week at a Christie's auction, we can depend on price to send a message.

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October 29, 2024
federal gasoline tax
October 29, 2024
Why U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Lower

Starting with a global perspective and then looking closer at Europe and the United States, we can see why gasoline prices vary.

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October 6, 2024
NJ full service stations
October 6, 2024
Should More States Have Full Service Gasoline Stations?

Knowing that New Jersey is the only U.S. state that requires full service stations, we can use gasoline prices to evaluation the mandate.

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September 26, 2024
egg smuggling
September 26, 2024
How Egg Prices Reveal the Mysteries of Inflation

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August 16, 2024
Big Mac Index and global inflation
August 16, 2024
What A Big Mac Can Teach Us

More than a list of burger prices, the Economist's Big Mac Index lets us compare different currencies' purchasing power.

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August 15, 2024
supermarket pricing power
August 15, 2024
The Real Reasons For Rising Grocery Prices

While rising grocery prices are easy to recognize every time we shop, the causes of inflation have been more complex.

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June 16, 2024
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June 16, 2024
Where Can we Find Inflation and Political (Dis)Approval?

Looking at the trajectory of developed economies, we can ask if there is a connection between inflation and political approval.

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May 29, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food prices
May 29, 2024
What We Need to Know about (Bacon) Inflation

Understanding why consumers and economists disagree on the economy, we can focus on the difference between rising food prices and inflation.

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May 8, 2024
egg prices
May 8, 2024
Where Is Our Egg Demand Going?

Those of us that are curious about our egg demand can see that it depends on a slew of variables that range from color to price.

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