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August 21, 2024
gender parity
August 21, 2024
Progress and Problems: 6 Facts About Gender Parity

Through 6 facts about women in the labor force, we can look back and look forward at our progress and problems.

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March 3, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
March 3, 2024
Where Do We Need To Boost Birth Rates?

The financial "band-aid" approach of many nations has made the problem of low birth rates especially tough to solve.

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April 30, 2023
sustainable debt
April 30, 2023
Debating the X-Date

Related to existing fiscal policy obligations, the X-date indicates precisely when the U.S. must have a higher debt ceiling.

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August 19, 2022
Economic news roundup and sovereign debt
August 19, 2022
Where Sovereign Debt Comes From

We can better grasp the sovereign debt of advanced, emerging market, and developing economies by looking at the different groups of lenders.

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March 8, 2022
household responsibilitiesand household production
March 8, 2022
Looking at the Invisible Work That Women Do

Looking at women's invisible work, we also see the relatively small amount done by men in most countries and the pay that was foregone.

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December 4, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the best country
December 4, 2020
The Financial Side of a Climate Change Report Card

Looking at the financial side of climate change, we can use a KMPG report card to see if the world's largest corporations have high grades.

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November 27, 2020
Weekly economic news roundup and COVD-19 impact
November 27, 2020
What a Covid Resilience Rank Reveals

Comparing the Covid-19 response, Bloomberg's resilience ranking tells us which countries are most successful and least disruptive.

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October 21, 2020
Economic News Roundup and civil liberties trade-offs
October 21, 2020
Who Will Sacrifice Civil Liberties During a Pandemic?

Comparing 14 different countries, we would find the willingness to make civil liberties trade-offs for better health conditions varies.

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October 21, 2020
Economic News Roundup and civil liberties trade-offs
October 21, 2020
Who Will Sacrifice Civil Liberties During a Pandemic?

Comparing 14 different countries, we would find the willingness to make civil liberties trade-offs for better health conditions varies.

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April 14, 2020
pandemic social norms
April 14, 2020
Jaywalking and the Tradeoff Between Order and Openness

Looking at activities that range from jaywalking to loading dishwashers, we can see how tight and loose social norms can shape behavior.

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September 5, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and world debt
September 5, 2018
What Does the World Owe?

With the U.S. an increasingly large contributor and an example of "debt creep," world debt is dominated by five countries.

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May 23, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and behavioral nudges
May 23, 2018
The Behavioral Nudges That Our Trains and Planes Give Us

The best designed railway stations and airports have behavioral nudges that travelers don't even know they are following.

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