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April 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine tariffs
April 5, 2018
Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked

While facts about China's wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.

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March 19, 2018
Adam Smith laissez-faire
March 19, 2018
A 2018 Update: The World’s Top and Bottom Laissez-Faire Countries

The Index of Economic Freedom is a handy source of data for judging whether or not a government has a laissez-faire philosophy.

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March 16, 2018
Trump China tariffs
March 16, 2018
Why We Have More Bananas

Customized container ship refrigeration has made it possible for our fruit imports to include many more bananas, limes, mangoes, and berries.

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March 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 13, 2018
Why It’s Tough for OPEC to Fight the Frackers

The OPEC nations are having a tough time deciding what oil price to target because it all depends on how U.S. shale oil producers will respond.

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March 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
March 9, 2018
What Brexit Will Do to the EU Budget

About more than the U.K., Brexit also creates EU budget problems because of the 10 to 12 billion euros that the British will no longer give annually.

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March 4, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and STEM
March 4, 2018
The Mystery of the STEM Paradox

Identifying the countries where women are more likely to select STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), scholars had some surprises.

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March 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Trump tariffs
March 1, 2018
What You Might Not Know About a Toilet Paper Shortage

For insight about why Taiwan's toilet paper shortage has created a panic, we just need to look at changes in supply and demand.

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February 20, 2018
China's GDP
February 20, 2018
What a High Social Score Can Get You in China

In 2020, China will have implemented a social score program that will use behavioral inputs to decide which goods and services residents can access.

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February 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Columbia's Valentine's roses
February 12, 2018
Why Valentine’s Roses Bloom in Colombia

Most of our Valentine's roses come from Colombia because of the U.S. government, the perfect combination of land, labor and capital, and Walmart.

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February 11, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dogs as an economic indicator
February 11, 2018
How Your Dog is an Economic Indicator

Looking at New York City real estate prices and the dogs that households own, we can see a correlation and a quirky economic indicator.

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December 20, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and human capital and year of the dragon
December 20, 2017
How to Make Kids Smarter (And Also Help the GDP)

While superstition tells us that babies born during the Year of the Dragon will have more success and power, economists look at human capital investment.

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December 18, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and trade barriers
December 18, 2017
Why China Wants To Be Called a Market Economy

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