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December 13, 2018
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December 13, 2018
How the World Eats Chocolate

From China to Switzerland, and Oreos to chocolate bars and mousse, global chocolate consumption depends on where you look.

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December 9, 2018
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December 9, 2018
What We Might Not Know About Philadelphia’s Soda Tax

The results of a new study can help us decide how we feel about the impact of Philadelphia's new sugar sweetened beverage tax.

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December 7, 2018
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December 7, 2018
Why Less Land Needs To Make More Food

With population growth adding almost three billion people by 2050, we need to figure out how to produce more food with less land and fewer emissions.

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December 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Antartica skiing
December 6, 2018
The Economics of Skiing Across Antarctica

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December 3, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Beer can prices
December 3, 2018
Beer Cans and Aluminum Tariffs

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December 2, 2018
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December 2, 2018
Six Facts About How Supermarkets Influence What We Buy

These six facts tell us how our supermarket shopping can be influenced by much more than the shopping list we bring with us.

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November 27, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and online food delivery
November 27, 2018
What We Don’t Know About Online Food Delivery

There is much more to the online food delivery business than aggregating restaurant menus, delivering food, and accepting orders.

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November 23, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the magazine industry
November 23, 2018
When a Magazine Cover Counts

While some food magazines use the Thanksgiving cover of their print edition to compete, most of the magazine industry is figuring out a digital shift.

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November 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Thanksgiving dinner
November 22, 2018
Thanksgiving Top Ten List for 2018

Looking at our holiday meal through a turkey top ten list, you can see how Thanksgiving economics is about so much more than money.

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November 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airport competition
November 16, 2018
How Airports Are Like Apple

Looking at the ten most popular large U.S. airports, we see competition that is designed to attract airlines and travelers.

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November 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Mandatory calorie labels
November 13, 2018
Do We Care About Calorie Labels?

With the arrival of mandatory calorie labels at large establishments and soon at smaller ones, we can ask if their impact is predictable.

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November 12, 2018
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November 12, 2018
Why the Republicans and Democrats Are Like Coke and Pepsi

The Democrats and Republicans have political power for the same kinds of reasons that Coke and Pepsi or Boeing and Airbus dominate their markets.

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