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October 2, 2022
Fat Bear Week tradeoffs
October 2, 2022
Why Fat Bear Week Is About Weighty Issues

When we meet Fat Bear Week contestants Otis and Holly, we can better see the EPA tradeoffs between drilling, mining, and the environment.

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October 1, 2022
economic news roundup
October 1, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Price Gouging to Free Coolers

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our economic news roundup ranges from billion dollar disasters to how long we live.

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September 29, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pricing the environment
September 29, 2022
What We Can Learn From a Rich German Shepherd

Although we can say that the environment is priceless, one group in the UK is giving ecosystems price tags that add to their value.

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September 28, 2022
economic news roundup and billion dollar natural disasters
September 28, 2022
What Natural Disasters Cost Us

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September 27, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
September 27, 2022
Why We Want Age Inflation (or Maybe Deflation)

New UN life expectancy projections might not really display what living longer will mean for the most developed nations.

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September 24, 2022
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September 24, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Green Fashion to Purple Tomatoes

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the Queen's queue to work-from-home.

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September 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tomato innovation
September 21, 2022
Why We Want a Purple Tomato

Similar to all research and development, tomato innovation in the lab has produced a new antioxidant rich purple tomato.

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September 19, 2022
royal warrant value
September 19, 2022
Why We Want a Royal Warrant

Guaranteeing quality, a royal warrant is a rather clever way for the British monarchy to help businesses compete.

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September 18, 2022
unsustainable fashion
September 18, 2022
Why Fashion Has a Green Problem

We could say that we have unsustainable fashion because of decisions on the supply and demand sides of the market.

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September 17, 2022
economic news roundup
September 17, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Less Beer To More Coins

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from sub-Saharan food insecurity to price caps.

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September 16, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food insecurity
September 16, 2022
The Many Sides of African Food Insecurity

In a new paper, the IMF describes the prevalence of sub-Saharan food insecurity, its causes, and what needs to be targeted to diminish it.

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September 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and :inflation rates and Lithuanian beer
September 15, 2022
Why Some People Want More C02

Thinking of the craft beer makers' CO2 shortages, we can say that not everyone is worried about too much CO2.

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