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August 20, 2023
India's economic. constraint
August 20, 2023
Where Women Should Work

Ensnared in a patrilineal trap, that constrains potential production, India has many fewer women in the labor force.

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August 19, 2023
economic news roundup
August 19, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Electric Roads to Extreme Heat

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from women's spending to cannibus businesses.

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August 18, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and income inequality
August 18, 2023
Who Is Wealthy?

Asking who is rich can take us to the numbers that stae our income or we can use income inequality to get some answers.

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August 16, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and innovative countries electric roads
August 16, 2023
How to Reduce Range Anxiety

Near the top of a list of innovative countries, Sweden is where we could find a road that charges EVs (electric vehicles).

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August 14, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
August 14, 2023
Why Cannabis Companies Have Naming Problems

We have a federal state contradiction when a business cannot get a marijuana trademark because it's (legally) selling a Schedule 1 substance.

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August 13, 2023
economic news roundup and California's Wealth Tax incentives
August 13, 2023
The Women’s Multiplier Effect

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August 12, 2023
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August 12, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Barbie to Grandma

Connecting economics, current events, and history, today's economic news roundup ranges from economic development to Russian rum.

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August 11, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Russian boycott bacardi
August 11, 2023
Why Russia Still Has Rum

As one of several hundred companies not observing the Russian boycott, Bacardi was included in a list from the Yale School of Management.

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August 10, 2023
gasoline prices
August 10, 2023
Should We Recharge or Refill?

Knowing that every decision has a cost, we can compare the tradeoffs between a refill or a recharge when we consider an EV.

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August 7, 2023
Barbie and film industry patriarchy
August 7, 2023
What Barbie Says About Women’s Work

More than the story of a toy doll, Barbie's history reflects how women changed their labor force participation.

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August 6, 2023
autonomous vehicles
August 6, 2023
Where Self-Driving Cars Could Take Us

Ultimately creating unintended consequences, more self-driving cars will change insurance policies and pedestrian behavior.

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August 5, 2023
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August 5, 2023
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Happy Hogs to Heavy Books

Connecting economics, current events, and histoiry, this week's economic news roundup ranges from female hunters to happy hogs.

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