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August 12, 2015
Weekly Economic New Roundup and tall building construction
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 12, 2015
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How to Deal With Skyscraper Shadows

Whenever a new skyscraper is built, we can ask whether its shadow violates our property rights when it eliminates the sunlight in a city's parks.

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August 3, 2015
Everyday economics and the cost of roundabouts
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 3, 2015
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The Reason We Should Drive Around in Circles

As we improve our transportation infrastructure, the roundabout has become increasingly attractive because of safety, ease and cost.

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August 2, 2015
Sanitation gap and human capital
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 2, 2015
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The World’s Sanitation Gap

A production possibilities graph can display the land, labor and capital underutilization that inadequate sanitation creates and indicate a constrained GDP.

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July 29, 2015
weekly economic news roundup and gasoline prices
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 29, 2015
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Paying More at the Gas Pump

Because of a low gasoline tax, the Highway Trust Fund does not have enough money to maintain the transportation infrastructure of highways and mass transit.

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July 24, 2015
Everyday economics and monetary union
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 24, 2015
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The Real Eurozone Problem

Although people in the eurozone want a single currency and their leaders want unity, monetary union problems create political distrust and disunity.

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July 23, 2015
Everyday Economics: and garbage recycling regulation
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 23, 2015
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Exposing What You Hide in Your Garbage

Weighing cost and benefit for Seattle's recycling environmental regulation involves privacy, dollars, time, and respect for the law and our environment.

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July 22, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and corn and climate
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 22, 2015
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Why a Hungry Country Might Have Enough Food

Focusing on production and distribution, economists look at the role of markets and of government when they try to determine what causes and ends famines.

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July 7, 2015
everyday economics and a good type of taxation, property taxes have incentives that do not constrain growth.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 7, 2015
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The Tax We Should Like

Among the least popular forms of taxation, property taxes are the most desirable because of their incentives, whom they target and their resilience.

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July 1, 2015
Everyday economics and sovereign debt
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 1, 2015
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When to Worry About Sovereign Debt

Comparing debt to GDP is like looking at a mortgage loan and household net worth. It can help us decide when a sovereign debt became too large.

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June 30, 2015
Everyday economics and the cost of developing a child's human capital costs families more than money.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 30, 2015
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Why Children Are More Expensive Than We Think

To the dollars families spend on children, we can add the cost of stress from the time we devote to developing a child's human capital.

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June 22, 2015
everyday economics and safety regulation
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 22, 2015
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An Unintended Consequence of Football Helmets

Regulation can have unintended consequences. With football helmets or seat belts or even financial regulation, protection can create more reckless behavior.

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