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July 15, 2024
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July 15, 2024
What Is the Food Delivery Tipping Point?

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June 25, 2024
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June 25, 2024
The Downside of a Gig Worker Pay Boost

When a municipality wants to do good by boosting gig worker pay, it discovers there could be unintended consequences.

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February 6, 2024
the dual mandate
February 6, 2024
Connecting the Cost of Living to the Minimum Wage

While the minimum wage economic debate tends to look at floors and job loss, instead it also needs a cost-of-living focus.

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August 26, 2022
big Mac prices
August 26, 2022
What We Can Learn From a Big Mac

Through its twice-yearly Big Mac Index, The Economist shows us what we can learn locally and globally from burger economics.

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December 21, 2020
Sant's delivery schedule
December 21, 2020
Santa’s Unfair Trade Practices

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November 11, 2020
economic news roundup and minimum wage
November 11, 2020
Where to Find a Higher Minimum Wage

Traveling around the United States, you would see a minimum wage that varied from state to state and among different cities.

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September 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and minimum wage hike
September 27, 2019
Taking Sides in the Minimum Wage Debate

As New York's hourly minimum wage started heading toward $15 while Pennsylvania's remained at $7.25, some of the results were surprising.

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October 24, 2018
tipping behavior
October 24, 2018
Six Facts: What We Don’t Know About Tipping

Just like tipping wages vary from state to state, so too do arguments from servers, kitchen staff, and restaurant owners for keeping or eliminating them.

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October 4, 2018
eekly Economic News Roundup and check use
October 4, 2018
Are Wages Really Growing?

Although wage growth may be accelerating, a look at the U.S. and also at Amazon's recent announcement reflects the disparities.

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March 16, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tart cherry prices
March 16, 2017
How a Cherry Orchard is About More Than Fruit

Representing far more than the agricultural labor force, a cherry orchard in Washington state displays the complexities of changing labor markets.

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February 28, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tipping behavior
February 28, 2017
The Ups and Downs of Tipping

Sometimes surprising and usually unpredictable, the reasons we tip make the tipping wage a controversial paycheck minimum.

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