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July 15, 2015
The everyday economics of hanging supply and demand, streaming music meant new kinds of contracts with record companies and new relationships with consumers.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 15, 2015
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Taylor Swift Gives Apple a Little Taste of Capitalism

By asking Apple to pay her and other artists when customers get their music for free displays Taylor Swift's understanding of the basics of capitalism.

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May 21, 2015
Everyday economics and the impact of Wonder Bread
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 21, 2015
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What Bread Says About Women

Through the industrialization of just one slice of bread, we can see the history of the U.S. economy since the beginning of the 20th century.

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January 4, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and beer consumption
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 4, 2015
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What a Blind Taste Test Showed About Beer

Behavioral economic ideas show that product differentiation and consumer preference are more from branding than the taste of colas or beers.

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October 14, 2014
Everyday economics of LED bulbs
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 14, 2014
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The Unexpected Consequences of More Efficient Lighting

Like 19th century English coal, more efficient and cheap LED lights can mean people and businesses use it more because of the lower opportunity cost.

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August 15, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and measuring happiness
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 15, 2014
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How Music Can Empower You

Like athletes use music before competing, so too can we energize our human capital at work with music that empowers us physiologically and psychologically.

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May 31, 2014
Charts and graphs tell stories
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 31, 2014
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An Amazing Story From a Graph

Sometimes one graph can tell a whole story:   A 4-minute animation can also convey a much bigger story. Looking at the same time period as our […]

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May 20, 2014
Technological innovation might have slowed but we could be due for a spurt.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 20, 2014
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Production Possibility Frontiers: Entering (and Exiting) a Discovery Void

After technological innovation multiplies, might the pace of discovery slow down? Think of the history of antibiotics. Starting with the Sulfa drugs that were first discovered during […]

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April 28, 2014
Political gender equity improves human capital far beyond politics
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 28, 2014
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Why Do We Need More King Peggys?

Our Monday Gender Issue: Having a woman as the king of an African fishing village can make a big difference. During 2008, a secretary who works […]

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April 20, 2014
everyday economics and the birth rate
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 20, 2014
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Which Countries Want You to Have a Baby?

It is a recipe for demographic disaster when you have too many old people and not enough babies. The problem is the size of the working […]

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