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August 23, 2017
weekly economic new roundup and gender word barriers
August 23, 2017
Why Gender Word Barriers Could Be Worse Than Sticks and Stones

Sometimes more harmful than "sticks and stones," gender word barriers create images of women that demean their professional skills.

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August 13, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
August 13, 2017
Should Colleges Become More Like Robin Hood?

The benefits of a STEM major are less than they appear because a college's cost of education for STEM students can be disproportionately expensive.

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August 2, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and consumer spending
August 2, 2017
Marijuana and Your Grade Average

According to a Dutch study, we can observe the impact of marijuana on academic performance in quantitative courses at Maastricht University.

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June 5, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and adolescent sleep time
June 5, 2017
A Wake Up Call for High School Principals

At 8 am or earlier, the average high school start time could diminish adolescent math and reading cognition because of sleep deprivation.

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May 23, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and China's private schools
May 23, 2017
A Surprising Way to Ration Education

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March 20, 2017
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March 20, 2017
The Cost of Raising a Child

Including how much we spend on the tooth fairy, the cost of raising a child can simply be one total or it can involve different specific expenditures.

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March 13, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup daylight saving time dilemmas
March 13, 2017
Daylight Saving Time Dilemmas

Last weekend, our daylight saving time dilemmas began again as we lost an hour of sleep but gained evening time to shop, exercise and go to athletic events.

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March 6, 2017
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March 6, 2017
Why Grade Inflation is a Problem

With many more students getting A's, we could have a grade inflation bubble that, like price inflation, creates distorted information and incentives.

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January 25, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
January 25, 2017
A New Kind of College Report Card

Barely recognized by U.S. News ranking, colleges where graduates achieve income mobility prove that the American Dream remains a viable goal.

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