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March 25, 2019
de minimis exemption
March 25, 2019
What You Might Not Know About Cardboard Boxes

Easy to ignore, the quantity of cardboard boxes that we demand has soared because of the incentives created by Amazon Prime.

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March 24, 2019
MLB gender report
March 24, 2019
When $430 Million Is Not Enough

Whether looking at Mike Trout's $430 million or a newly drafted player, we see athletes whose baseball salaries are called underpaid.

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March 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airplane seat
March 18, 2019
How to Deal With (Airplane Seat) Recline Rage

To recline or not to recline an airplane seat is a problem for passengers and airlines because of pitch, profits, property rights, and your philosophy.

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March 1, 2019
economic news roundup and speedy boarding
March 1, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Ways to Board an Airplane

Although boarding planes faster is a goal for the major airlines, they have had limited success because of the tradeoffs they are unwilling to make.

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February 24, 2019
Apple's finances
February 24, 2019
The Value of the Brands We Love the Most

Adding to the value of a good or a service, firms in the top 15 global brands like Apple and Amazon have our loyalty by distinguishing what they produce.

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February 17, 2019
vegan meat
February 17, 2019
Deciding If Lab-Made Meat Can Be Called Meat

Ranchers and poultry farmers are supporting legislation that requires lab-made meat labels to indicate the product is not real meat.

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February 10, 2019
Pentagon Pizza delivery spike
February 10, 2019
The Pizza War That Pepperoni Started

The chef that left New York's Prince Street Pizza to start his own restaurant could find himself fighting a pizza war because of his pepperoni recipe.

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February 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Beer can prices
February 6, 2019
The Beer Ads That Started the Corn Syrup War

During Super Bowl LIII, Bud Light's beer ads started a corn syrup war that unfolded during the game and after but was really about product differentiation.

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January 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the sports bra
January 29, 2019
Why the Sports Bra Is so Much More Than an Undergarment

Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.

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January 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines
January 6, 2019
Remembering Herb Kelleher and His Southwest Effect

The discount airline was just an idea when Herb Kelleher became the Texas entrepreneur who created what became known as the Southwest Effect.

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December 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Christmas tree purchases
December 25, 2018
What You Can See in a Christmas Tree

Deciding between artificial and real Christmas tree purchases, we can contemplate convenience, tradition, health, and even our cats.

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December 16, 2018
Billboard superstars
December 16, 2018
Why Superstars Dominate the Billboard Hot 100 Chart

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