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.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

(A Little) Less Baseball Makes a Lot of Sense

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little-less-baseball-makes-a-lot-of-sense-1424892345?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Top
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Americans are having more trouble paying off their student debt than their houses

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2015/02/19/americans-are-having-more-trouble-paying-off-their-student-debt-than-their-houses/
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

U.S. Soccer’s Expansion Boom

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-soccers-expansion-boom-1424797284?mod=WSJ_hp_EditorsPicks
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Xiaomi Mi Note Review: Changing the Smartphone Game From China

http://www.wsj.com/articles/xiaomi-mi-note-review-changing-the-smartphone-game-from-china-1424810010?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsFifth
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Kill the Wireless Contract! Buy Your Own Phone

http://www.wsj.com/articles/kill-the-wireless-contract-buy-your-own-phone-1424807865?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech
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Office Depot reports 6 percent lower sales

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-office-depot-2014-earnings-20150224-story.html
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Monday, February 23, 2015

Feeding Infants Peanut Products Could Prevent Allergies, Study Suggests

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/feeding-infants-peanut-products-could-prevent-allergies-study-suggests/?action=click&contentCollection=International%20Business&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
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E.P.A. Issues Stiffer Rules on Vehicle Fuel Ratings

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/business/energy-environment/epa-issues-stiffer-rules-on-vehicle-fuel-ratings.html?hpw&rref=business&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0
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Baseball’s Fight With Fatigue

http://www.wsj.com/articles/baseballs-fight-with-fatigue-1424710560?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Dollar stores makes Velveeta popular again

http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/dollar-stores-makes-velveeta-popular-again/ar-AA94w8k
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Crowded Classes Test the Zen of Yoga

http://www.wsj.com/articles/crowded-classes-test-the-zen-of-yoga-1424145652
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Thin Mints shortage delays some Girl Scout cookie orders

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/thin-mint-shortage-delays-girl-scout-cookie-orders-article-1.2123039?utm_content=buffer1676b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Robots Replacing Human Factory Workers at Faster Pace

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/02/10/robots-take-factory-jobs/
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Stressed by Money? Get on the Couch

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/your-money/financial-therapy-for-people-stressed-by-money.html?src=me
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Coca-Cola Earnings Plunge 55%

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/business/coca-cola-q4-earnings.html?ref=business
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Supermarket Chain Denies Venezuela’s Charges of Food Hoarding

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/world/americas/supermarket-chain-denies-venezuelas-charges-of-food-hoarding.html?mabReward=A4&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine&_r=0
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Why It’s So Hard to Fill Sales Jobs

http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-its-so-hard-to-fill-sales-jobs-1423002730?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_careerjournal
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

The next airline trend could be narrower seats

http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-next-airline-trend-could-be-narrower-seats/ar-AA98mZB
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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Big Data and Bacteria: Mapping the New York Subway’s DNA

http://www.wsj.com/articles/big-data-and-bacteria-mapping-the-new-york-subways-dna-1423159629?mod=trending_now_2
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Common Core-Linked Tests Spur Schools to Teach Typing

http://www.wsj.com/articles/common-core-linked-tests-spur-schools-to-teach-typing-1423073700?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news
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25 dead, 18 missing in TransAsia crash in Taipei

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=2683262
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Pingtung to cull 120,000 chickens in bird flu outbreak

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=2664906
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Minimum Wage Hike Closes San Francisco Bookstore

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/minimum-wage-hike-closes-san-213700882.html
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McDonald's Wants Hugs But Needs Something Else

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/02/03/mcdonalds-wants-hugs-needs-something-else/
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Monday, February 2, 2015

In a hurry? Let a robot valet park your car

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/30/tech/mci-robot-parking-valet/index.html
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New England Sticks to the Game Plan—And Seattle Doesn’t

http://www.wsj.com/articles/super-bowl-xlix-a-victory-for-sticking-to-the-game-plan-1422849967?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_lifestyle
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