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April 16, 2024
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April 16, 2024
How Nigeria and Yale Have Similar Inflation

Similar phenomena, grade inflation and price inflation are controversial problems that are tough to eliminate.

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April 14, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and free football
April 14, 2024
When Free Football Has a Cost

Experimenting with free football by not charging for tickets, a French and a German team changed the cost of a game.

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April 13, 2024
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April 13, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup From Mickey Mouse to March Madness

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from human rights and solar panels to rum taxes.

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April 11, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and solar power
April 11, 2024
How Sheep Help Solar Power

Looking closely at the sources of electricity production, we would see that solar power has some (sheepish) surprises.

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April 10, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and climate rights
April 10, 2024
When Climate Rights Became Human Rights

Because of a court decision for more than 2,000 female litigants over the age of 64, environmental rights became human rights in Switzerland.

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April 9, 2024
Weekly Economy News Roundup and basketball winners and losers
April 9, 2024
March Madness College Applications Bump

Citing a correlation, researchers suggest that there is a March Madness applications bump at schools that fare well in the tournament.

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April 6, 2024
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April 6, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Moon Time to Razor Theft

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from lunar time to Daniel Kahneman.

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March 30, 2024
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March 30, 2024
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From a Garbage Ban to a Bridge Collapse

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from global warming to ranking happiness.

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March 29, 2024
Friday's e-links
March 29, 2024
March 2024 Friday’s e-links: The Fish Doorbell

Concluding our March e-links, I suggest reading about a delightful innovation that is called the fish doorbell.

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March 28, 2024
Trump China tariffs
March 28, 2024
How a Bridge Collapse Affected Cars, Cruises, and Coal

While the length of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was just 1.6 miles, the cost of its collapse extended around the globe.

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March 26, 2024
rising food prices
March 26, 2024
When and Where Higher Temperatures Elevate Food Prices

Thinking about the reasons that food prices rise, we can add a cause to our list that might get worse in the future.

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March 25, 2024
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March 25, 2024
The Unintended Consequence of a Garbage Ban

Although Jasper, Indiana's garbage ban sounded ideal for the environment, it did have unintended consequences.

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