Weekly Roundup: From Less Soda to More Income

Weekly News Roundup Sunday 01.15.17 The tough part of selling marijuana… Monday 01.16.17 When a phone is a bank… Tuesday 01.17.17 How government nudges you away from sugary drinks… Wednesday 01.18.17 Why our paycheck is bigger then we think… Thursday 01.19.17 China’s…

Weekly Roundup: From the Downside of a Bug to the Upside of Cash

Connecting economics, current events and history, our weekly roundup includes the cost of the minimum wage, a shorter workday and preserving a species.

Weekly Roundup: From City Street Sizes to Mashed Potato Prices

Weekly News Roundup Sunday 01.01.17 Ten Top Ways to Sound Like an Economist… Monday 01.02.17 A Message From a Mashed Potato… Tuesday 01.03.17 A new way to look at a city street… Wednesday 01.04.17 The French email law… Thursday 01.05.17 What stops women from earning…

Weekly Roundup: From Santa’s Salary to Holiday Spending

This week’s economic news summary includes Apple’s corporate taxes, Santa’s GDP connection, seasonal spending, the gender gap and the brain and shopping.

Weekly Roundup: From Smart Cars to Dumb Laws

This week’s economic news summary includes work week tradeoffs in France, new labor laws for the gig economy, and why price tags are disappearing.

Weekly Roundup: From Area Codes to Toilets

This week’s economic news summary included looking at human capital from a health care and college perspective and at area codes as conspicuous consumption.

Weekly Roundup: From Calories to Climate

Our economic news summary included climate talks and externalities, “missing women” and Asian marriage markets, seniors’ spending and manufacturing supply.

Weekly Roundup: From Cloned Cows to T. Rex Sales

This week’s economic news summary included China’s cloned cows, turkey facts and productivity,food lawsuits and limited liability and economic development.

Weekly Roundup: From Garbage Questions to Credit Card Costs

Our economic news summary includes expectations bias and female scholars, the environmental debate about garbage and hidden credit card externalities.

Weekly Roundup: From Fast Food Grades to Movie Reviews

Our economic news summary includes inflationary movie reviews, baggage productivity, fast food animal welfare grades, Chinese consumer spending and methane.