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October 28, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
October 28, 2025
When Men’s Earnings Rose and Women’s Did Not

Having narrowed for decades, the gender pay gap recently began to expand because of a slew of traditional reasons.

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September 7, 2025
Nigeria's shea nuts
September 7, 2025
Why Nigeria Has a Shea Nut Problem

Trying to boost female income and inadequate industrial capacity, Nigeria's shea nuts won't be exported for six months.

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August 15, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
August 15, 2025
Why We Need More Working Women

Looking at women in the labor force, we can ask the impact of an increasing proportion of young mothers departing.

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June 9, 2025
impact of Trump tariffs
June 9, 2025
What Is the Economic Impact of Dobbs?

Although the Dobbs impact on all women rippled across the United States during the past three years, it particularly hit one group.

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June 5, 2025
economic news roundup and college graduation
June 5, 2025
Why Did Women Become More Educated?

With college graduation rates up, we can ask why women, more than men, have primarily been the beneficiaries.

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March 24, 2025
working women
March 24, 2025
Where a Woman Would Want to Work

Looking at countries, The Economist and then for cities, Bloomberg/Businessweek told us the best places for women to work.

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January 14, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and China's birthrate
January 14, 2025
Why South Korea Became a Matchmaker

How South Korea's unusually low fertility rate relates to an unexpected characteristic of its economic growth.

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January 7, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
January 7, 2025
How Parental Leave Changed at Netflix

A new parental leave norm at Netflix was about more than a company, its employees, and the impact of growth.

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February 15, 2024
AI productivity
February 15, 2024
Why Dating Norms Need To Change

Starting to shift, the traditional dating norms that signal men should pay for dinner have a hidden downside.

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January 14, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
January 14, 2024
Where the Child Penalty Is Bigger (And Smaller)

For women that work outside the home and decide to have a baby, where they live can determine their child penalty.

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March 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
March 6, 2023
How the Gender Gap Has Barely Budged

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November 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
November 21, 2022
How College Majors Matter

Measured by the money we earn rather than satisfaction, the return on our investment in education can be called the college payoff.

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