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October 24, 2021
tuna bond affair
October 24, 2021
The Sad Tale of the Tuna Bond Affair

While Mozambique's tuna bond affair is country-specific, its need to borrow is typical for all low income countries.

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October 23, 2021
economic news roundup
October 23, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Mystery Tuna to Vinyl Records

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from cloudy climate goals to Subway subs.

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October 22, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recorded music formats vinyl
October 22, 2021
Some New Spin For Vinyl Records

Rather than new technology, the recent surge in the popularity of vinyl records represents a return to the past.

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October 21, 2021
tuna bond affair
October 21, 2021
The Mystery of the Missing Tuna

After a court battle over the length of its footlong, Subway was again in court trying to prove that its tuna sub has tuna.

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October 19, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and decarbonization policy
October 19, 2021
What We Need To Know About Decarbonization Policy

Looking at some of the key ideas from the World Energy Outlook 2021, we can see why decarbonization-policy is a huge challenge.

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October 16, 2021
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October 16, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Airline Baggage Bins to Poor Punctuation Problems

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Covid can shortages to corporate taxes.

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October 12, 2021
beverage container shortages
October 12, 2021
A Bottle, Can, and Cup Calamity

Affecting glass, plastic, and aluminum, container shortages are constraining the production of disparate kinds of beverages.

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October 10, 2021
small inventions
October 10, 2021
Six Ways to Look at Innovation

Identifying global innovation leaders, we can look at 132 economies, at income groups, at regions, and even creative destruction.

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October 9, 2021
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October 9, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Garbage Pails to a Green Google

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October 8, 2021
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October 8, 2021
When Carbon is Like a Calorie

By looking at the impact of the Affordable Care Act's calorie label mandate, we can guess how much Google's emission facts will influence us.

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October 6, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Facebook social media impact
October 6, 2021
Social Media’s Hidden Cost

Ranging from individuals to the entire economy, the cost of social media generally and of Facebook specifically ripples in many directions.

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October 5, 2021
Phillies as an economic indicator
October 5, 2021
When Baseball Umpires Should Not Pay Attention

Shown by home plate umpires, paying attention becomes easier when we use it less in the past or expect not to need it in the future.

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