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April 18, 2022
All You Could Want To Know About Chocolate

When a crash in chocolate markets almost forced growers on two small islands to leave the industry, they changed how they competed.

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January 28, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and missing bucatini
January 28, 2021
The Mystery of the Missing Bucatini

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November 4, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and apple development
November 4, 2020
The Story of a New Apple (Called the SnapDragon)

Similar in some ways to Apple's iPhone 12, Cornell University has developed two new apples that reflect years of research and development.

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July 6, 2018
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July 6, 2018
The Economic Side of Competitive Eating

Known as the super bowl of competitive eating, the July Fourth Nathan's Famous hot dog contest is a business for the top eaters.

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August 25, 2017
competitive eating
August 25, 2017
Why Competitive Eating is About Much More Than Food

When Joey Chestnut guzzles 72 Nathan's hot dogs in 10 minutes, his competitive eating takes us to much more than food and entertainment.

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August 8, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and the potato cartel
August 8, 2017
How Our French Fries Became More Expensive

When the price of your French fries increased during the past decade, one reason was a potato cartel that was rather similar to OPEC.

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September 2, 2015
September 2, 2015
Rockets, Feathers and Gasoline Prices

Gasoline prices rise faster than they fall because monopolistic competition provides retailers with some price control although their product is identical.

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Weekly Roundup: From Greek Games to Tennis Matches

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June 8, 2015
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June 8, 2015
How Honeycrisp is Similar to American Pharoah

With the creation of the Honeycrisp, perfect competition became monopolistic competition in the apple industry and quality and quantity incentives changed.

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June 21, 2014
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June 21, 2014
If Milk is Good For Us, Why Are We Drinking Less?

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February 11, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
February 11, 2014
How Firms Compete With Hidden Messages

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