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December 22, 2025
Santa's wages
December 22, 2025
What If We Paid Santa?

When we compare a hypothgetical estimate of Santa's wages to BLS data for U.S. workers, we find the 2025 increase is similar.

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December 21, 2025
Sant's delivery schedule
December 21, 2025
How Santa Can Be Most Productive

Looking at Santa's delivery schedule, we see a gargantuan number of stops and lots of calories during a very short time.

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December 20, 2025
economic news roundup
December 20, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From AI Stress to Food Spending

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from highway spending to tipping behavior.

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December 18, 2025
Just Ask Jenna Looks At Dining Out | econlife
December 18, 2025
Just Ask Jenna Looks At Dining Out

Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.

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December 15, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
December 15, 2025
What Do We Spend On Food?

Looking at the U.S., we can compare how much we spend on dining out and on the groceries we consume at home.

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December 13, 2025
economic news roundup
December 13, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From “6 7” to Christmas Trees

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from pizza purchases to gym memberships.

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December 12, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 6 7 memes
December 12, 2025
How “6 7” Influenced a Burger, a Frosty, and Some Wings

With "6 7" having gone viral, fast food had to decide whether to feed the frenzy or to remove then number from their receipts.

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December 11, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Just Ask Jenna Looks At Gym Memberships | econlife
December 11, 2025
Just Ask Jenna Looks At Gym Memberships

Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.

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December 7, 2025
Weekly Econommic News Roundup and pizza economics
December 7, 2025
Why Are We Buying Less Pizza?

As classic supply and demand, the reasons pizza sales are slowing can be explained by traditional economic ideas.

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December 6, 2025
economic news roundup
December 6, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Bulk Buying to Beautiful Birds

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Artificial Intelligence to bulk buying.

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December 4, 2025
Just Ask Jenna Looks At Bulk Buying
December 4, 2025
Just Ask Jenna Looks At Bulk Buying

Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.

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December 2, 2025
Taco Bell ultramarathon
December 2, 2025
What We Eat During the Taco Bell Ultramarathon

The "grueling" rules for the Taco Bell ultramarathan race remind us of all of how goals create our cost benefit tradeoffs.

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