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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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April 16, 2024
price and grade inflation
April 16, 2024
How Nigeria and Yale Have Similar Inflation

Similar phenomena, grade inflation and price inflation are controversial problems that are tough to eliminate.

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April 5, 2024
bubbles inflation
April 5, 2024
How Could an Economy Be Better When People Think It’s Worse?

By detailing our response to inflation, a new paper tells us why economic misinformation skews our opinion of the entire economy.

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April 3, 2024
economic news roundup and airline baggage fees
April 3, 2024
When One Item Has More Than One Price

Expanding the reach of its variable prices, JetBlue recently added dynamic baggage fees to its airline fares.

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March 26, 2024
rising food prices
March 26, 2024
When and Where Higher Temperatures Elevate Food Prices

Thinking about the reasons that food prices rise, we can add a cause to our list that might get worse in the future.

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February 29, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pricing hamburgers
February 29, 2024
The Mystery of the Missing Price Tag

Still subject to the market's supply and demand, the prices we pay could reflect a dynamic pricing phenomenon that we cannot see.

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January 8, 2024
Doritos
January 8, 2024
The Seismic Changes in Doritos Supply

Looking at Doritos supply and demand, we see seismic changes in supply but little happening on the demand side.

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November 28, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
November 28, 2023
When Prices Should Please Us

While the trajectory of consumer price changes should make us happy, instead we've responded with concern.

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November 21, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and turkey
November 21, 2023
The Many Sides of a Turkey

We can use Thanksgiving dinner, and especially the turkey, to see how inflation has affected recent food prices.

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November 15, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and collectible cars
November 15, 2023
Why $52 Million Was a Disappointing Price

Through the price of a 1962 Ferrari GTO, we can see how collectible cars reflect the dynamics of the market.

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November 14, 2023
Oreo cookies
November 14, 2023
Why We Should Worry About Our Oreos

Alarm bells have started to ring among lovers of Oreo cookies because it is possible that a very basic ratio is changing.

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November 1, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Halloween candy
November 1, 2023
Why We Spent More On Halloween Candy

With Halloween candy prices hitting record levels, some of us will adjust our buying behavior at the grocery store.

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