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February 25, 2015
Everyday economics, success and voice pitch
February 25, 2015
The Importance of a Good (Voice) Pitch

Because men and women associate competence, confidence, and authority with a deeper voice, gender inequality can be caused by how women speak.

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January 30, 2015
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January 30, 2015
The Reason NBC Can Charge $4.5 Million for a Super Bowl Ad

Because of monopoly pricing power, as a price maker with sole Super Bowl broadcast rights, NBC can charge $4.5 million for a 30 second ad slot.

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January 9, 2015
Weekly economic news roundup and marriage
January 9, 2015
How Men Act When They Outnumber Women

How gender ratios in the U.S. and China affect men's financial behavior can be explained with supply and demand and behavioral economics from Gary Becker.

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December 13, 2014
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December 13, 2014
Weekly Roundup: From Potato Chips to Pregnancy

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December 8, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pregnancy discrimination
December 8, 2014
Why Pregnancy is a Labor Force Issue

With women's labor force participation rate having soared during the past 50 years, firms' attitude toward pregnancy has become a job discrimination issue.

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December 6, 2014
The econlife.com Weekly Roundup
December 6, 2014
Weekly Roundup: From Pacesetters to Prices

Our everyday economics includes externalities, supply and demand, price maker, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, statistics, money supply & innovation.

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September 27, 2014
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September 27, 2014
Weekly Roundup: From Lemons to Longevity

This week's stories on everyday economics include baby boomer dependency ratios, disposable income, human capital, the price system, the money supply and the iPhone 6 supply chain.

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July 18, 2014
Everyday economics and Joseph Schumpeter's entrepreneurs
July 18, 2014
Joseph Schumpeter: Economic Models and Eileen Ford

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June 30, 2014
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June 30, 2014
California's Proposition 8 Was Also About Economics

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June 16, 2014
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How Big is the Leisure Gap Between Men and Women?

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June 2, 2014
Underutilized female human capital conveyed through gender issues and abolitionist movement in The Invention of Wings
June 2, 2014
Gender Issues: The Invention of Wings

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May 26, 2014
weekly economic news roundup and women's wealth
May 26, 2014
Gender Issues: Another Way to Estimate the Cost of Children

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