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 24, 2021

Customers turn to mom-and-pop stores to find plumbing supplies during shortage

 https://abc13.com/10365230/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3ZV3TSCZP8DaPFJ4s8kmYhernZtuW_Ar6TSOkH9XL94HoQtPQXnptAZr0

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Experts Expect Parmesan Cheese Prices To Go Way Up

 https://12tomatoes.com/parmesan-cheese-prices-rising/?utm_source=glp-12t&utm_medium=social-fb&fbclid=IwAR336oJ5cZl8sDOw_nA2Q3jpjjQO2BcORwtyjczbN5v7D-LkGyWw1NfrM5A

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Housing market concerns begin to emerge

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/investing/home-depot-lowes-earnings-housing/index.html

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How Texas's deregulated market for power led to exorbitant electric bills

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/23/us/texas-outages-electric-bills-griddy/index.html

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New coronavirus variant spotted in California raises alarm

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/world/coronavirus-newsletter-02-24-21-intl/index.html

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Speech by Jerome Powell: Getting Back to a Strong Labor Market

 https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20210210a.htm?fbclid=IwAR1DNBLMCJmXnh6m6NNmAuUoTAwXADZZAGLZXzDu0Bmk14HkYW-6jYe1uxI

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Nabisco plant to close, leaving as many as 600 jobless

 https://abc13.com/10318645/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ycGwl-rGE95DZalDHtt5OoTfGWpL-Swf7Vp1jmhO7bkpBtTy2yP4YPMM

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Microchip shortage hinders auto production, could impact other products

 https://www.kwtx.com/2021/02/09/microchip-shortage-hinders-auto-production-could-impact-other-products/?fbclid=IwAR2sHe88qGNkRPghehw16UvVbuD7ZFIrmRV-JsN2fu0qnWn9okMJCwbyl5c

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CBO says $15 minimum wage would increase deficit $54B

 https://thehill.com/policy/finance/537817-cbo-say-15-minimum-wage-would-increase-deficit-54b?fbclid=IwAR2rJsJRmIXuxhobkaDiJZc5mm80piNFzTnwOlSsyczHsb3RRr2EwSbZOKc

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Full employment

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/briefing/astrazeneca-vaccine-trump-impeachment-bruce-springsteen-jeep.html

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