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August 21, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
August 21, 2025
The (Whopping) Cost of Raising a child

While the tooth fairy is spending less, for almost everything else, the cost of raising a child has gone up.

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February 2, 2022
the dual mandate
February 2, 2022
How to Really Understand the CPI

Because the CPI is an index showing percent changes, it is helpful sometimes to see actual price changes for items like new cars.

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October 22, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recorded music formats vinyl
October 22, 2021
Some New Spin For Vinyl Records

Rather than new technology, the recent surge in the popularity of vinyl records represents a return to the past.

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February 7, 2020
econlife e-links
February 7, 2020
February 2020 Friday’s e-links: Animated Economic History

Our first February's e-links is a "bar chart race" from economist Mark Perry that perfectly, in less than 30 seconds, summarizes U.S. trade from 1992-2019.

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January 15, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
January 15, 2019
One Reason For High Hospital Prices

By looking at inflation rates for tradable and nontradable goods and services, we can identify one reason for high hospital prices.

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January 16, 2015
everyday economics
January 16, 2015
The Mystery of the $300 Textbook

Because the college textbook market is a monopoly for each book in which the instructor selects the books and students buy it, prices have skyrocketed.

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