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08.10.2025
An all-purpose solution to many problems, the power of the market can slow the decline of killer whales and reduce food waste.
07.10.2025
Not limited to humans, wearable biometric devices let farmers and their cows enjoy the benefits of precision farming.
06.10.2025
Easy not to notice, nails, wheels, springs, and string are small inventions that can make a big everyday difference.
05.10.2025
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from household spending history to WNBA salaries.
04.10.2025
InitiatIng our October e-links, we start with two wonderful books on the U.S. Constitution that are especially relevant now.
Looking at surveys of red and blue states, we would find evidence of the Halloween candy favorites that unite us.
03.10.2025
Seemingly simple as one number, household spending varies when we know the head's age and compare 2022 to 1972.
02.10.2025
Describing a shutdown with what, why, and when only begins to convey the complexities that affect millions of people in countless ways.
01.10.2025
Comparing Paige Bueckers to Cooper Flagg can demonstrate why we need a rational market to determine WNBA salaries.
30.09.2025
While Fat Bear Week's contest is somewhat lighthearted, it relates to Alaska's more serious development tradeoffs.
29.09.2025
Because the wrapper of Reese's pumpkin Halloween candy does not accurately show what the chocolate looks like inside, a court had a new case.
28.09.2025
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from giant vegetables to late German trains.
27.09.2025
When talent allocation shifts in skilled occupations, the impact on per person economic growth can be considerable.
Continuing with our September e-links, and with ideal diversions from today's turmoil, we recommend a podcast from Outside/In.
26.09.2025
While economics always takes us to the margin, the world of giant vegetables takes us to some sizable surprises.
25.09.2025
For wages, hoping accurately to compare "apples to apples," we can go to McDonald's for a McWage and a BMPH (Big Mac Per Hour) Index.
24.09.2025
Providing more insight, economists can use the determinants of demand to explain our response to rising food prices.
23.09.2025
Whether looking at canceled German trains or Soviet factory quotas, always we wind up with perverse incentives with unintended consequences.
22.09.2025
Whether it's Publishers Clearing House or selecting a form of lottery payment, financial prize winners should be aware of counterparty risk.
21.09.2025
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from chimpanzees to water views.
20.09.2025
Continuing with our September e-links, today we recommend a graduation speech that will make you laugh and think.
Whether looking at wild chimpanzees or human beings, we can monitor the quantity of our alcohol consumption.
19.09.2025
Trying to understand the world's demographic shifts, we can look at how fertility rates and aging populations are changing.
18.09.2025
Like other increasingly wealthy and older countries, a changing demographic will reshape China's meat consumption.
17.09.2025
Whether it's Costco's perk for its Executive Members or the extra fees that airlines charge, retailers target customers that can pay more.
16.09.2025
When a high hedge blocks the beauty of a harbor, we can ask if owning the view comes along with a property purchase.
15.09.2025
Sometimes a middle initial can come in handy for a Facebook lawsuit against Mark Zuckerbeg and also to earn more money.
14.09.2025
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from measuring economic misery to French fries.
13.09.2025
As a shorthand gauge of our well-being, the Misery Index is a handy way to judge how inflation and employment could affect us.
Continuing with our September e-links, we recommend a podcast that demonstrates why certain jobs won't work for "Made in America."
12.09.2025
Wondering how our sleep time affects us, we can compare when we go to bed and wake-up in different U.S. states.
11.09.2025
When Gallup tells us that Americans have a diminished opinion of capitalism, we should look more closely at economic systems.
10.09.2025
With concerns that range from its potatoes' length to their frying temperature, McDonald's has always worried about crunchy French fries.
09.09.2025
Looking at New York City, we see increasing coffee competition in the United States for Starbucks with Luckin's arrival.
08.09.2025
Trying to boost female income and inadequate industrial capacity, Nigeria's shea nuts won't be exported for six months.
07.09.2025
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Anguilla's lucrative url to buoy removal.
06.09.2025
Seemingly practical, the Coast Guard's East Coast buoy removal plan generated considerable opposition from fishermen and boaters.
Starting with our September e-links, we recommend a good book that wonderfully diverts us from a turbulent world.
05.09.2025
Through the numbers that quantify miles per gallon or omit household production, we create perverse incentives.
04.09.2025
To see the potential impact of electrification and its complexities, we can look at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.