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September 25, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tipping behavior
September 25, 2017
The Mystery of the Disappearing Restaurants

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August 15, 2017
aluminum cans Diet Coke
August 15, 2017
Why the Philadelphia Soda Tax is Fizzling

Like all sin taxes, the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax has had an unpredictable impact on revenue and the alternatives that people select.

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July 27, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and shrinking products
July 27, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Remembering When Package Sizes Shrunk

When manufacturers began downsizing packages in the U.K., we got less chocolate in a bar, fewer teabags in a box and smaller Creme Eggs.

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June 27, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Mexican tequila
June 27, 2017
Why Tequila Drinkers Need Protection

Like sparkling wine that is called Champagne and cheese that is Parmesan, Mexican tequila is legally protected, even with Desperados tequila-flavored beer.

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June 6, 2017
ice cream consumption
June 6, 2017
The Exciting Side of Vanilla Economics

If your ice cream cone costs more this summer, just think of supply and demand and Madagascar's soaring vanilla bean prices.

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June 1, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and beer consumption
June 1, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Sending Tanks (and Thanks) to a Canal

As our first Throwback Thursday, we look at the present and the past with the 2,000 barrel beer tanks that traveled on the Erie Canal.

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May 26, 2017
milk glut
May 26, 2017
Why Happy Cows Make Farmers Sad

Combine thriving world markets and more productive cows and you get farmers who unintentionally create a milk glut when they increase supply.

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