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March 25, 2020
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March 25, 2020
The Ups and Downs of Consumer Spending

Because of the coronavirus impact, consumer spending has shifted away from many of the goods and services we normally buy.

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March 24, 2020
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March 24, 2020
Two Ways to Look at U.S. Energy Flows

To see where energy comes from and where it goes, we can look at a chart with U.S. energy flows or the alternative energy that is described by xkcd.

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March 23, 2020
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March 23, 2020
What Will Happen to Restaurant Food?

As business closings multiply, redeploying food from restaurants to supermarket consumers has required changes along the supply chain.

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March 21, 2020
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March 21, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Bulls and Bears to Hundred Dollar Bills

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from high and low stock markets to pandemics and the birth rate.

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March 19, 2020
Weekly economic news roundup and COVD-19 impact
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus, a Baby Boom, and a Divorce Spike

Evidence from past natural disasters indicate that the coronavirus impact could relate to the birth rate and the divorce rate.

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March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020
How the Alphabet Will Describe the Next Recession

When we describe the duration and the ups and downs of recent recessions, sometimes a letter from the alphabet comes in handy.

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March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020
The Cash That We Stash During a Disaster

In the past, and now, when there is political and economic uncertainty, we've had global demand for U.S. $100 bills increase.

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March 16, 2020
Economic News Roundup and face mask shortages
March 16, 2020
How (Not) to Eliminate Face Mask Shortages

Whether looking at rationing, price caps, trade restrictions, or the market, the problem of face mask shortages is tough to solve.

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March 15, 2020
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March 15, 2020
Looking at the Bulls and the Bears

Looking at the ups and downs of bull and bear markets takes us to the past and present Dow Industrial Average and the S&P 500.

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March 14, 2020
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March 14, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Toilet Paper to Pollution

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the global gender bias and toilet paper to oil facts.

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March 13, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and coronavirus economic indicator
March 13, 2020
The Economic Indicator That Coronavirus Can Create

Coronavirus can create an economic indicator that tells us whether manufacturing activity has increased or decreased in China.

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March 12, 2020
Weekly economic news roundup and COVD-19 impact
March 12, 2020
What We Did Right During the 1918-1919 Pandemic

Formulating coronavirus policy, politicians and physicians can look at the successful non-pharmaceutical interventions during the 1918-1918 pandemic.

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