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December 12, 2022
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December 12, 2022
Why and Where We Live Alone

With more people in the U.S. and beyond living alone, we can see who is a solo, where they live, and what they purchase.

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November 29, 2022
Costco's perks
November 29, 2022
How We Can Fight Inflation Through a Hot Dog War

Because of competition between Sam's Club and Costco, shoppers can fight the war against inflation with a hot dog and soda combo.

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November 24, 2022
Thanksgiving top ten list
November 24, 2022
The Top Ten Economic Ideas That Explain Thanksgiving

Rememebring that economics explains our everyday life, we can use a Thanksgiving top ten to understand our holiday behavior.

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November 4, 2022
restaurant psychology
November 4, 2022
How Restaurant Hours Have Changed

For a slew of demand and supply related reasons, chain restaurant hours have been decreasing almost everywhere.

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October 23, 2022
trendy food
October 23, 2022
Why Mint Chocolate (Chicken) Could Be Our Next Trendy Food

Looking at trendy food takes us to South Korean tastes and the U.S. history of new foods coming and going.

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October 18, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Wendy's
October 18, 2022
How to Choose a Drive-Thru

Looking back and looking forward at fast food drive-thru facts, we see how land, labor, and capital transformed convenience and speed.

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October 11, 2022
starbucks latte
October 11, 2022
What Economists Say About Pumpkin Spice

Remembering that economics explains human behavior, we can use its basic conepts to explain pumpkin spice popularity.

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October 5, 2022
wine corks and screw tops
October 5, 2022
How Climate Change Affects Alcohol Levels

A small example of a much larger phenomenon, the response to Bordeaux's climate change could transform land, labor, and capital.

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September 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tomato innovation
September 21, 2022
Why We Want a Purple Tomato

Similar to all research and development, tomato innovation in the lab has produced a new antioxidant rich purple tomato.

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September 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and :inflation rates and Lithuanian beer
September 15, 2022
Why Some People Want More C02

Thinking of the craft beer makers' CO2 shortages, we can say that not everyone is worried about too much CO2.

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August 31, 2022
starbucks latte
August 31, 2022
Why We Like the Pumpkin Spice Latte

Released at the end of August and available though the fall, the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is seasonal for a clever reason.

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August 29, 2022
crabs into whiskey
August 29, 2022
How Whiskey Made Green Crabs Less Invasive

Knowing that green crabs are a vicious invasive species that are reproducing more rapidly, a distiller had a solution.

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