Economics in the News
This is a collection of hyperlinks to current news articles that deal with economic concepts (labeled) for my current and former students. The opinions and conclusions are expressly those of the authors, not necessarily mine. I have not commented on these articles because I want my students to have a chance to do so in their homework assignments. I always enjoy hearing what they have to say when they have thought through and provided evidence for their arguments.
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Hard Times in the Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/business/mississippi-delta-farmers-rice-prices.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&utm_sf_cserv_ref=5281959998&utm_sf_post_ref=659937208&fbclid=IwY2xjawPmRelleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFHNTZxNmh2V2s5NHJ4UTRsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHp8MiYc61sV9x9lUCAR_LsH2r3a9vkTYJuTILlANUqtomQFweHBCCf5Zfmws_aem_uvU_ZaiHrFFgyW8BFS0vgQ
https://www.newser.com/story/382590/mississippi-farmers-cant-find-buyers-for-rice.html