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November 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Sweden's cashless economy
November 25, 2018
How Sweden Feels About Cash

In an increasingly cashless Sweden, an Ikea cash-free store has created a positive response from management and many customers but not from everyone.

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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 21, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and a new kilogram measurment
November 21, 2018
Why the Kilogram Had to Change

To become more accessible and accurate, a new kilogram has been developed that that is based on ideas rather than an object.

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November 19, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Facebook social media impact
November 19, 2018
The Real Problem With Facebook’s Business Model

To understand the problem with Facebook's ad revenue business model, we can just look at the role played by price as an incentive.

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November 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Amazon markets
November 6, 2018
An Amazon Market in South America

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November 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and campaign finance
November 5, 2018
Why It’s Tough to Give (Campaign Finance) Money Away

When Seattle tried using Democracy Vouchers to support campaign finance, the results were not entirely what they had expected.

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November 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and car data
November 1, 2018
What Our Cars Say About Us

Just combine Google Street View big data on 22 million cars with researchers at Stanford University and you learn lots about all of us.

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October 30, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and sharing economy
October 30, 2018
Why We Share Homes, Cars, and Clothing With Strangers

An economist can explain why we are willing to share homes (Airbnb), carpools (BlaBlaCar), and clothing (Rent the Runway) with strangers.

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October 17, 2018
economic news roundup and global learning crisis
October 17, 2018
Where Education and Healthcare Could Be Better

The new World Bank Human Capital Index was created to encourage the leaders of 157 countries to improve their healthcare and education.

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October 11, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
October 11, 2018
The Light Side of Economic Growth

Looking at William Nordhaus's study of lighting history, we can see how increasingly cheaper illumination boosted our living standards.

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October 8, 2018
beef prices
October 8, 2018
The New Food Technology That Could Change What We Eat

Whether about cows or chicken nuggets, sometimes seemingly insignificant new food technology can have an unexpectedly massive impact.

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September 11, 2018
temperature and productivity
September 11, 2018
Pink It, Shrink It, and Gender Design Discrimination

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