Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and workers' pay
Macroeconomic Measurement
The Hidden Part of Our Pay

While the explicit part of workers’ pay is in dollars, sometimes parts of our compensation package are somewhat hidden.

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Economic History
What We Can Learn From the Richest Billionaires

When we look at an animated history of the Forbes list of the richest billionaires, we also see some economic history.

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January 2022 Friday’s e-links: Looking at Jill Lepore

Our January 2022 e-links begin with a look at the podcasts, New Yorker articles, and books by Harvard’s Jill Lepore.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and dogecoin
Quizzes
The Dog(e) That Needs An Owner

Whereas a Dogecoin trademark had initially seemed unnecessary, its developers soon faced big problems without one.

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Monetary Policy
Why Virgin Galactic Could Remind Us of J.P. Morgan

Debating billionaire power, we can compare J.P. Morgan in 1907 to the impact of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk on space travel.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and, the Model T Ford and Tesla
Transportation
Why Tesla is Like a Model T Ford

Although they are separated by a century, the Model T Ford and Tesla are rather similar when we look at their leadership and production.

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Environment
The Downside of Vegan Leather

With meat demand going up and leather demand going down, the cowhide industry has a devastating supply and a demand problem.

weekly economic news roundup and world energy consumption
What's Trending
How Norway Avoided Dutch Disease

Avoided by Norway, Dutch disease is contracted by nations that let a commodity windfall dominate what they produce and spend.

Weekly economic news roundup and the Tesla price
What's Trending
When a Tesla Price Tells Us All We Need To Know

Just by looking at a $35,000 Tesla price, we can decide if Elon Musk is creating luxury vehicles or cars for the masses.

Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Elon Musk's tunnel construction
What's Trending
Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision

It appears that Elon Musk’s year-old Boring Company has tunnel vision. The firm has proposed a high-tech tunnel between NYC and Washington D.C. that got a verbal okay from the White House: Where are we going? To new tunnels and…

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