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September 20, 2018
Pentagon Pizza delivery spike
September 20, 2018
The Problem With Free Pizza

Not knowing what behavioral economists say about "zero," the Russian Domino's was surprised by the response to a free pizza promotion.

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September 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Starbucks effect
September 2, 2018
How a Behavioral Economist Explains a Frappuccino Problem

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August 31, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
August 31, 2018
What Baby Names Tell Us

When parents choose a baby name, they could be conveying a message to the world that signals their politics and the child's future profession.

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August 23, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Nabisco's Animals Crackers
August 23, 2018
Why It’s Not Easy to Design a New Animals Crackers Box

When Nabisco realized that it was time to change their Animals Crackers box, they had to recognize new sentiment while retaining an old brand.

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July 1, 2018
news roundup and traders
July 1, 2018
Why Wall Street Might Care About Femtoseconds

Whether looking at the nineteenth century or now, Wall Street has always had fast traders who knew how to get the news before their competitors.

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June 27, 2018
economic news roundup and Cheddar cheese prices
June 27, 2018
How We Got Cheesier Pizza

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June 15, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Bombardier's airplane manufacturing subsidies
June 15, 2018
A Trade Story With a Happy Ending

Looking at airplane manufacturing through Bombardier's new billion dollar order from Delta, we can see why a multinational supply chain can lower tariffs.

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June 14, 2018
egg smuggling
June 14, 2018
The FDA’s Label Problem

When their requirements are outdated or illogical, FDA guidelines can create misleading labels for foods like eggs and skim milk.

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May 27, 2018
summer blockbusters
May 27, 2018
Looking At The Big Picture in the Movie Industry

While the movie industry has been disrupted by more of us watching movies and Netflix series at home, it might not be dying.

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May 21, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global branding Starbucks
May 21, 2018
Why Starbucks Has a Multi-Billion Dollar Name

Valued at billions of dollars, Starbucks has developed a global brand that added to what the Starbucks name was worth to Nestlé.

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May 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and low production cost caviar sandwich
May 2, 2018
How a Caviar Sandwich Is Like a Model T Ford

Sometimes low cost production can make goods as different as a caviar sandwich and a Model T Ford more similar than we might expect.

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April 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and invading ride-share markets
April 9, 2018
The 5 Stars That People Get (And Don’t Deserve)

There are some good reasons that most of us are contributing to a reputation inflation that diminishes the meaning of an Uber driver rating score.

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