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December 22, 2023
Sant's delivery schedule
December 22, 2023
Comparing Santa and Amazon

Comparing Santa and Amazon, we can use statistics that reveal equally amazing statistics about package volume.

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December 19, 2023
universal basic income (UBI)
December 19, 2023
A Universal Basic Income Update

Looking at the universal basic income (UBI), we find a contradiction between people's expectations and the results.

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December 18, 2023
France or California?
December 18, 2023
Why France Liked California Wine

In 1976, with The Judgement of Paris, the entire world elevated its opinion of California's white and red wines.

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December 17, 2023
changing job markets and bank robbers
December 17, 2023
How To Boost War Zone Banking

Crucial during peacetime, financial institutions are even more vital for sustaining economic life in a war zone.

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December 16, 2023
economic news roundup
December 16, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Baseballs to Meatballs

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from an airline merger to a Brazilian rainforest.

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December 15, 2023
Ikea's meatballs
December 15, 2023
Why We Won’t Want Another Meatball

Sometimes less is more when you can choose between regular Ikea's meatballs and one that is the size of a turkey.

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December 13, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Shohei Ohtani economics
December 13, 2023
How the Fed Can Determine a Superstar’s Pay

When we look at Shohei Ohtani economics, we see how the time value of money relates to his $700 million pay package and to us.

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December 12, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airline competition
December 12, 2023
Why Coffee Matters in a Merger

With Alaska Airlines offering to acquire Hawaiin Airlines, diminishing airline competition will continue to affect flying (and coffee).

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December 10, 2023
carbon offsets and COP26 carbon footprint
December 10, 2023
How a Nestle Crunch Can Help a Brazilian Rainforest

Questioning their effectiveness, firms like Gucci and Nestle are concerned that their carbon offsets might have been miscalculated.

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December 9, 2023
economic news roundup
December 9, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Big Macs to Marijuana

onnecting economics, current events, and history this week's economic news roundup ranges from tennis stadium dilemmas to weather economics.

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December 8, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and a non-economic lens
December 8, 2023
How We See the Economy

Comparing what economists say about the economy to more general sentiment, we can describe a non-economic lens that creates the public's bias.

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December 7, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and all-you-can-eat economics
December 7, 2023
What Economists Say About All-You-Can-Eat

Knowing how all-you-can-eat economics explains the benefits of buffets, Red Lobster was surprised by its "Endless Shrimp" problem.

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