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October 22, 2017
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October 22, 2017
The Economics of the Pumpkin Slingshot

For the next bite of a doughnut or the next try at a pumpkin slingshot, economist Alfred Marshall's marginal analysis helps you decide whether to say yes.

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October 21, 2017
economic news roundup
October 21, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Bad Research to Good Health

Connecting economics, current events and history, our Weekly Economic News Roundup includes middle class meanings, tomato controversies, and the 1987 crash.

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October 19, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
October 19, 2017
Connecting a Good Economy to Bad Health

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October 18, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the iPod and Starbucks
October 18, 2017
The iPod, Starbucks, and Richard Thaler’s Behavioral Economics

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October 17, 2017
S&P 500 bull markets
October 17, 2017
Remembering the 1987 Crash

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October 16, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and government shutdown
October 16, 2017
Deciding Who Is Middle Class and Who Is Rich

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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 14, 2017
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October 14, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Solar Power to Driving Power

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October 13, 2017
Trump China tariffs
October 13, 2017
Why the Panama Canal is Bigger and Better

Enabling the newest massive container ships to travel to the East Coast, the Panama Canal expansion changed the world's transportation infrastructure.

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October 12, 2017
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October 12, 2017
The Power of Saudi Female Drivers

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October 11, 2017
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October 11, 2017
A Big Banana Worry

We have huge banana worries because of a devastating fungal disease that has been wiping out banana crops in East Asia and beyond,

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October 10, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Richard Thaler and behavioral economics nudges
October 10, 2017
The Story of a Nudge and the Nobel Economics Prize

For his public policy nudges and his contributions to behavioral economics, Richard Thaler will get the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.

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