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April 8, 2025
beef prices
April 8, 2025
The Problem With Eating Less Meat

Animal economics is about a slew of tradeoffs when we tryi to reduce our carbon imprint with less meat consumption.

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April 6, 2025
China's child policy and milk consumption
April 6, 2025
How China’s Child Policy Could Have Helped the U.S.

With new trade incentives, China's increased demand for dairy product subsidies from its new child policy won't support U.S. firms.

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April 5, 2025
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April 5, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From SUVs to Pot Prices

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from beavers and inflation to home runs.

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April 3, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baseball economics
April 3, 2025
Does Baseball Need More Home Runs?

Looking at baseball economics, we can ask if the extra home runs that players are hitting will be good for the game.

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March 31, 2025
the value of a beaver
March 31, 2025
How a Beaver Helped a Country

When we think about improving an ecosystem, we can recognize the value of the environment by quantifying the beaver's contribution.

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March 29, 2025
economic news roundup
March 29, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Toilet Tissue to Food Taxes

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from global pension systems to tequila.

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March 28, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Trump tariffs
March 28, 2025
Why Toilet Tissue Is Like Tequila

Having a surprising impact on Canadian and Mexican imports, the Trump tariffs will even hit toilet tissue.

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March 26, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
March 26, 2025
The Mystery of the Missing Imports

Comparing trade totals recorded by the United States and China's numbers, we wind up with a balance of trade mystery.

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March 25, 2025
economic innovation
March 25, 2025
When a Small Island Has Big Ideas

Sometimes the land, labor, and capital from a small Caribbean island can reflect the big ideas that fuel economic innovation.

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March 24, 2025
working women
March 24, 2025
Where a Woman Would Want to Work

Looking at countries, The Economist and then for cities, Bloomberg/Businessweek told us the best places for women to work.

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March 23, 2025
food taxes
March 23, 2025
Want to Save (S’More) Money on Marshmallow Taxes?

Looking at marshmallows in the United Kingdom and the United States, we see why food taxes are not what they appear to be.

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March 22, 2025
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March 22, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Egg Smugglers to Coffee Thieves

Connecting economics, current events, and history, today's economic news roundup ranges from Chicken McNuggets to Social Security solutions.

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