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December 22, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and the cost of flying
December 22, 2017
What Flying Really Costs

To calculate the real cost of flying, to the fares and the fees, we need to add the time, aggravation and inconvenience created by poor airport design.

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December 8, 2017
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Elon Musk's tunnel construction
December 8, 2017
Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision

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November 27, 2017
NYS sandwich taxes
November 27, 2017
Everything You Never Knew About the Sandwich

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November 5, 2017
impact of the iPhone
November 5, 2017
Why We Will or Won’t Stand in Line

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October 15, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and China's R&D
October 15, 2017
Why China’s Scientists Got the Wrong Message

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October 9, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and solar panels in Puerto Rico
October 9, 2017
Puerto Rico’s Solar Power Alternative

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September 22, 2017
de minimis exemption
September 22, 2017
What Amazon Wants For Its HQ2

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September 20, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Apple in China
September 20, 2017
Why We Buy Our iPhones

With its newest and priciest product launch, Apple has made iPhone conspicuous consumption the reason to buy their phone.

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September 18, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and emoji standardization
September 18, 2017
Why It Helps to Have (Emoji) Standardization

We know that transactions are easier when weights and measures and times are standardized but do we need emoji standardization?

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September 12, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and government shutdown
September 12, 2017
What Technology Entrepreneurs Want From Government

With Silicon Valley being called a massive ATM, researchers looked at the opinions of elite technology entrepreneurs to see their political influence.

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September 4, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and song length
September 4, 2017
Looking at Invisible Labor

While a diplomat negotiates a treaty and a singer records music, few of us recognize the invisible labor that made their work possible.

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September 3, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines
September 3, 2017
Looking at the Southwest Effect

Sometimes invisible, the Southwest Effect has influenced air fares and air traffic since the 1970s when Southwest was a small Texas carrier.

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