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February 18, 2025
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
February 18, 2025
What We Should Know About The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Responding to still relevant key issues about hidden payments, 50 years ago, the Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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November 22, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Colombia's junk food tax
November 22, 2023
Where a Junk Food Tax Will Limit What We Eat

Hoping to encourage healthy eating habits and less obesity, Colombia has a junk food tax on ultra-processed food and sugary drinks.

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January 13, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and value of a vaccine
January 13, 2022
How a Vaccine Is Like a Craft Beer

With surprising similarity, whether it's craft beer or vaccines, new product names create difficulties for firms.

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May 26, 2020
a life's price tag
May 26, 2020
Deciding the Dollar Value of a Life

Among the many variables involved with coronavirus math, the dollar value of a life can help us determine the importance of social distancing.

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September 17, 2019
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September 17, 2019
The Problem With Vegan Names

With plant-based foods growing like weeds, we have to decide if their vegan names should reflect the foods that they resemble.

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May 8, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and tomato tradeoffs
May 8, 2019
When a Tomato is Like a Washing Machine

Next winter, our salads could be much more expensive because a new 17.5% tomato tariff will shrink supply and spike prices.

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February 17, 2019
vegan meat
February 17, 2019
Deciding If Lab-Made Meat Can Be Called Meat

Ranchers and poultry farmers are supporting legislation that requires lab-made meat labels to indicate the product is not real meat.

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July 16, 2018
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 16, 2018
How Traffic Lights Relate to Adam Smith

When no traffic lights on the island of Nantucket has created good will among strangers, it also might show the limits of Adam Smith's laissez-faire.

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March 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and sharing economy dilemmas'
March 29, 2017
A New Meaning For Food Court

Like Uber and Airbnb, the growing popularity of Eat With Stranger Apps (EWSAs) is creating sharing economy dilemmas that relate to regulation.

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March 7, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine production
March 7, 2017
How EU Regulation Deals With Blue Wine

Surprisingly significant, the EU's opposition to blue wine reflects how regulation constrains the innovation that creates productivity and economic growth.

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