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December 31, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tequila surplus
December 31, 2024
What We Need to Know About the Tequila Surplus

Mexico is struggling with a tequila surplus and lower prices that reflect the limits of its protected status.

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February 13, 2024
Valentine's economics
February 13, 2024
What Economists Say On Valentine’s Day

From graphs to behavioral economics and free trade, our Valentine's economics again illustrates that economics is everywhere.

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April 23, 2021
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April 23, 2021
Learn With Elaine: An African Trade Deal

Looking at a recent African trade deal, we can debate the many sides of free trade.

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April 19, 2021
Africa
April 19, 2021
How to Untangle Africa’s Supply Chain

Constrained by a slew of tariff and non-tariff barriers, African nations hope to boost economic growth with a multinational market.

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April 13, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
April 13, 2021
Where (International) Trade Grades Are Changing

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August 10, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and "Made in America"
August 10, 2020
The Downside of Made in America

Seemingly clear, "Made in America" becomes much more complex when we define it and look at its impact on taxpayers, consumers, and workers.

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January 31, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
January 31, 2020
The Spread of the Avocado

Avocado Hand, a malady related to guacamole preparation, will increase because of Super Bowl LIV and USMCA avocado consumption.

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September 5, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and benefits of trade
September 5, 2019
Why Trade Is Good

Knowing that the benefits of free trade can be invisible, we can use a list of six brief reasons to actually see why trade is good.

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April 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine tariffs
April 5, 2018
Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked

While facts about China's wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.

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February 19, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and Maine lobster industry
February 19, 2018
The Lobster War Between Sweden and Maine

The future of North American lobster exports to the European Union was threatened when 32 "surly" reddish green lobsters were found in Scandinavian waters.

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February 4, 2018
economic news roundup and U.S. trading partners
February 4, 2018
How to Make a NAFTA Burger

Deconstructing your hamburger and French fries, you would see how NAFTA benefits consumers with lower prices for each ingredient.

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November 14, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Brexit
November 14, 2017
(Almost) Everything You Never Knew About Brexit

Ranging from losing domain names to getting dual citizenship, the huge list of tiny Brexit details conveys what a U.K. exit truly involves.

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