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January 28, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and coffee cup innovation
January 28, 2020
The Spillover Created By a New Coffee Cup Lid

Creating considerable negative spillover, the Solo Traveler coffee (and tea) cup lid could be replaced by a vastly better design.

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January 7, 2020
Valentine's Day history
January 7, 2020
How Hershey Kisses and COPEC Are Like Oil and OPEC

Hershey kisses and COPEC might be like petroleum and OPEC if the Ivory Coast and Ghana are able to elevate cocoa bean prices.

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December 27, 2019
economic news roundup and new product demand
December 27, 2019
The People Who Loved Watermelon Flavored Oreos

Because more demand for new products could be a warning sign, retailers need to take a close look at who wants what they've just launched.

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November 28, 2019
economic news roundup and turkey pardons
November 28, 2019
What Presidents Added to Thanksgiving Economics

From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush, U.S. presidents have influenced Thanksgiving economics.

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November 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and online grocery shopping
November 19, 2019
Why Online Grocery Shopping Is Good for Us

Comparing in-store and online grocery shopping, we see that what we experience in the supermarket and what we order from home is changing.

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November 11, 2019
Trading Places and markets
November 11, 2019
The Meal That Florida Wants Us To Eat

If you skipped breakfast this morning, then you might be contributing to Florida's worries about orange juice consumption.

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November 4, 2019
honey bee worries
November 4, 2019
How Mexican Tequila is Like New Zealand Honey

Protecting honey through a trademark or an EU PDO are the goals of the makers of New Zealand's manuka honey because others are producing similar products.

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October 6, 2019
happy hours
October 6, 2019
The Oyster, the Martini, and Happy Hour Economics

More than oysters and martinis, a Happy Hour at your favorite restaurant is really all about how supply and demand create more revenue.

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September 17, 2019
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September 17, 2019
The Problem With Vegan Names

With plant-based foods growing like weeds, we have to decide if their vegan names should reflect the foods that they resemble.

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September 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and what we eat
September 4, 2019
What We Eat and What We Waste

Finding out what we eat, what we waste, and what we spend on our food can depend on the decade we look at and when we were born.

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August 12, 2019
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August 12, 2019
Finding the Best Soda Tax

Involving us individually and as a community, sugary drink taxes create nudges that result in a long list of costs and benefits.

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July 31, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tart cherry prices
July 31, 2019
Why Life Is Not a Bowl of (Tart) Cherries

The crisis farmers are facing with plunging tart cherry prices takes us to big questions about tariffs and federal marketing agreements.

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