Economic Thinkers

July 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and and Brexit progress
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 5, 2018
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A Brexit To Do List

Ranging from from border infrastructure to a divorce bill, a Brexit To Do List can be given a Readiness Score that shows their negotiating progress.

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July 4, 2018
economic indepencer and Alexander Hamilton's development plan
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 4, 2018
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Celebrating Alexander Hamilton’s Economic Independence

Relevant today, the timeless ideas in Alexander Hamilton's development plan are about sovereign debt, banking, and economic growth.

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June 28, 2018
women in film
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 28, 2018
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The Missing Female Film Critics

The skewed race and gender of the film critics that review our top grossing movies might not express what a more diverse group would say.

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June 26, 2018
banana consumption
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 26, 2018
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How the EU and the U.S. Fought a Banana Trade War

With tariffs and quotas the weapons, the 1990s banana trade war between the European Union and the U.S. was a classic except for one key difference.

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June 25, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Prisoners' Dilemma
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 25, 2018
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Breaking the First-Digit Law and Other Number Crimes

When the digits that appear frequently in national accounting figures, spreadsheets, and earnings reports are missing, then we can say we have suspicious numbers.

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June 21, 2018
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 21, 2018
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Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at the Dow

#TBT: With General Electric leaving the Dow Industrial Average, today is a perfect time to look back at Charles Dow, Eddie Jones, and the Dow that GE joined in 1896.

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June 20, 2018
Our Weekly News Roundup and moon dust markets
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 20, 2018
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The Woman Who Wants a Moon Dust Market

Unless the U.S. government lets a woman in Tennessee keep and then sell her moon dust, it will remain a "priceless" national treasure with unknown value.

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June 17, 2018
food taxes
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 17, 2018
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Why We Needed to Retake the Marshmallow Test

After doing their own version of the marshmallow test, researchers from NYU and UC Irvine told us to look at the value of delayed gratification somewhat differently.

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June 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and North Korean prices
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 13, 2018
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The Mystery of the North Korean Economy

Looking at the North Korean economy, economists have to become detectives because the government refuses to share basic statistics.

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