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.

Monday, March 27, 2017

What American manufacturing looks like in the Trump era

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/27/news/economy/american-manufacturing-jobs/index.html
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EPA gives Flint $100M to help repair pipes

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2017/03/17/flint/99301466/
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Raiders get NFL green light to move to Las Vegas

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/raiders-move-from-oakland-to-las-vegas-approved/
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Dealt a Defeat, Republicans Set Their Sights on Major Tax Cuts

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/us/politics/trump-republicans-tax-cuts.html?ref=business
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In Health Bill’s Defeat, Medicaid Comes of Age

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/health/medicaid-obamacare.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=homepage&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Home%20Page&pgtype=article
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Lacking E.M.T.s, an Aging Maine Turns to Immigrants

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/us/maine-immigrants-emergency-medical-technicians.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
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Dow posts 8-day slide, longest since 2011, as Street weighs tax reform prospects

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/us-markets.html
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Why Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/03/24/what-just-happened-explaining-the-republicans-big-health-care-fail/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-posteverything%3Ahomepage%2Fcard&utm_term=.a551e8028222
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Uber puts self-driving cars back on the road following car accident

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/03/27/uber-self-driving-cars-back-on-the-road-in-san-francisco-after-temporary-suspension/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-national%3Ahomepage%2Fcard&utm_term=.aa2d5dfe037c
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U.S. workers face higher risk of being replaced by robots. Here's why

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/24/technology/robots-jobs-us-workers-uk/index.html
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As more Americans fail drug tests, employers turn to refugees

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/us/refugees-jobs-drug-testing/index.html
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Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/trump-border-wall-cost-distance/index.html
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Friday, March 10, 2017

How economics killed the antibiotic dream

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38828079
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Starbucks says that crowd of people waiting for their Frappuccinos is hurting sales

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/26/starbucks-says-that-crowd-of-people-waiting-for-their-frappuccinos-is-hurting-sales.html
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Connecticut resident dies from listeria linked to cheese

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/10/connecticut-resident-dies-from-listeria-linked-to-cheese.html
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40,000 pounds of veal recalled due to possible E.coli contamination

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/health/veal-recall-ohio-food/
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Hershey's bitter news: Cutting more than 2,000 jobs

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/28/news/companies/hershey-job-cuts/
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