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April 22, 2022
economic news roundup and farmer protests
April 22, 2022
A Picky Eater Food Supply Problem

Rather similar to the limited diets of children that are picky eaters, the global food supply reflects the three crops that dominate diets.

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April 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing a movie
April 21, 2022
What Password Sharing Really Means

While our password sharing had been ignored by Netflix, now they've become very aware that they have a free rider problem to solve.

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April 18, 2022
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April 18, 2022
All You Could Want To Know About Chocolate

When a crash in chocolate markets almost forced growers on two small islands to leave the industry, they changed how they competed.

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April 16, 2022
economic news roundup
April 16, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Job Switchers to Stuck Ships

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a Ukraine factory to the global economy.

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April 10, 2022
economic news roundup and farmer protests
April 10, 2022
A Day in a Ukraine Factory

Even when air raid sirens send workers to shelters, still, a Ukraine grain mill continues producing its flour, pasta, and cookies.

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April 9, 2022
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April 9, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From NY Pizza to California Landfills

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from national happiness to elephant economics.

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April 7, 2022
Weekly News Roundup and presidential jets Air Force One
April 7, 2022
Why Presidential Jets Have Sky High Costs

Looking at the combination of luxury and defense, we can see why the new Air Force One presidential jets are an expensive purchase.

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April 6, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food waste
April 6, 2022
Why California Will Send Less To Landfills

With our landfills filling, California's SB 1383 has taken a huge leap toward encouraging 39 million people to recycle their organic waste.

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April 4, 2022
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April 4, 2022
Why We Don’t Want To Be The World’s Happiest Country

Reading the 2022 World Happiness Report, I wonder whether its six variables are what we should use to rank happy countries.

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April 3, 2022
Weekly Econommic News Roundup and pizza economics
April 3, 2022
The Death of the Pizza Principle

Since 1980, the convergence of New York City subway fares and pizza slice prices was a predictable phenomenon called the pizza principle.

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April 2, 2022
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April 2, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From the Global Big Mac to Local Neon

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the gender pay gap to the neon supply.

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March 31, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recycling soft plastic
March 31, 2022
The Mystery of the Missing Wrap

Although soft plastic recycling was supermarket chain Tesco's goal, it did not quite work out as they planned.

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