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January 19, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food prices
January 19, 2022
The Problem With Bringing Home the Bacon

Seeing the prices for bacon and oranges soar, we can ask which one of the causes of inflation is the reason.

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January 20, 2019
Weejly economic and pay-what-you-want and conscious capitalism
January 20, 2019
When Pay-What-You-Want Does Not Quite Work Out

Unexpectedly, Panera's pay-what-you-want cafes couldn't bring together the normal lunch crowd and people who could not afford a meal.

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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 27, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and free trade for strawberries and chickens
February 27, 2018
What a Strawberry and a Chicken Say About Free Trade

More than governments negotiating agreements, free trade is about the variety of strawberries, chickens, pickup trucks and pencils that we can buy.

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July 24, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
July 24, 2017
How Steel Tariffs Impact Whiskey and Whipped Cream

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June 30, 2017
iPhones and global supply chains
June 30, 2017
Lessons From the App Economy

Tracing the history of the app economy from the surprising first million dollar app to today, we would see how similar it is to a simple pencil.

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