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February 2, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Super Bowl ads
February 2, 2018
What Super Bowl Ads Really Say

Ranging from Apple to Amazon, and Pets.com to Ameriquest, decades of Super Bowl ads can demonstrate some major turning points in the U.S. economy.

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August 21, 2017
Super Bowl absentees
August 21, 2017
How College Athletes Are Really Paid

When student athlete pay is replaced by luxurious locker rooms, the market is prevented from allocating money productively.

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July 28, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cheap sneakers
July 28, 2017
Why Cheap Was a Problem for Starbury Signature Sneakers

When Stephon Marbury priced his signature sneakers at $14.98, he had more of a problem selling them than he had expected,

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July 16, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and team chemistry
July 16, 2017
How to Get Team Chemistry

Trying to figure out the reason for success in Major League Baseball could take us beyond individual talent to understanding the sources of team chemistry.

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July 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup financial decisions and red print
July 9, 2017
The Surprising Impact of Seeing Red

Making financial decisions, we might take more or less risk because of the color of the print in our documents and charts.

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July 2, 2017
Weeklt y Economic News Roundup and natural momopoly peak demand for tea
July 2, 2017
Why a Natural Monopoly is Good for Peak Power and the Super Flush

At the end of the last episode of M*A*S*H, during I Love Lucy commercials, after a popular BBC soap, we need a natural monopoly to satisfy peak demand.

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May 21, 2017
stock market activity and World Cup
May 21, 2017
Why Shoot-out Kicks and Bread Machines Can Be Similar

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May 11, 2017
Olympics finance
May 11, 2017
An Olympics Proposal That Could Make a Match

Although Olympics finance is usually a catastrophe for the host city, the Los Angeles proposal for 2024 could be an exception.

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April 2, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and glass ceiling
April 2, 2017
The Athletic Programs That Score High for Gender Bias

With a poor hiring record for female college coaches, many universities and athletic conferences have received dismal gender bias grades.

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March 19, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and March Madness
March 19, 2017
March Madness Money Facts

Involving multiple markets and hundreds of millions of dollars, March Madness money facts relate to the NCAA, coaches, teams and the extra beer we buy.

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February 3, 2017
Super Bowl absentees
February 3, 2017
Houston’s Super Bowl Cost

Even knowing that Super Bowl cost is usually underestimated, Houston could enjoy more than the typical benefit this year.

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January 20, 2017
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January 20, 2017
What We Think About Attractive Politicians

Using pictures, voters could identify conservative politicians because attractiveness, economic success and ideology tend to correlate.

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