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December 14, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
December 14, 2023
A Global Look At Learning (Maybe)

This week, with Singapore at the top, the OECD reported its PISA test results for global learning among 15-year-olds.

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April 16, 2023
Comparing tax systems
April 16, 2023
The Best and Worst Tax Systems

Comparing tax systems for higher income nations, we can be somewhat surprised by the OECD's top and bottom countries.

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March 9, 2023
household responsibilitiesand household production
March 9, 2023
Why Household Production Needs a Price

Because "we treasure what we measure," adding household production to the GDP would boost the value of what most women do.

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February 15, 2023
economic news roundup and Social Security worries
February 15, 2023
How (NOT) To Reduce a Federal Budget

Faced with pension reform proposals, workers in France responded with protests that U.S. lawmakers surely want to avoid.

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January 13, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
January 13, 2023
The 6 Facts We Need To Know About Gender Gaps

While different metrics show us that gender gaps are shrinking, still, globally, substantial gender differences create underutilization.

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June 19, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
June 19, 2022
What’s Happening To Inflation Around the World?

Looking at global inflation rates beyond U.S. borders, we see that the U.S. plight is a problem that varies from country to country.

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May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
Why New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Might Create the “Cobra Effect”

With New Jersey's new paper and plastic bag bans, we can ask if the regulations will have the unintended consequence of the "Cobra Effect."

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April 11, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and paying for the social welfare state
April 11, 2022
A Global Look at Spending and Taxes

Comparing national spending and taxes in the United States to other similar countries, we see big differences.

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October 11, 2021
corporate tax system pillars
October 11, 2021
New Pillars For the Global Corporate Tax System

Although 136 countries have agreed to update the corporate tax system, a 15 percent maximum rate is not as simple as it sounds.

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June 8, 2021
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June 8, 2021
Four More Handy Facts to Know About Taxes

When vast numbers of people call the U.S. tax system unfair, we can use four handy tax facts to form our own opinions.

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March 25, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
March 25, 2021
The Corporate Tax Rates That Are Not What They Appear To Be

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February 25, 2021
household responsibilitiesand household production
February 25, 2021
Where Women Do the Most Unpaid Work

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