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Tuesday's Assorted Links
Capitalism, retirement, wedding trash, compact discs, and pink pineapples
Jul 21
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Jadrian Wooten
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The Quiet Math Happening in Every Grocery Cart
Why does a price increase send you running for the store brand on cereal, but not on eggs? The answer is hiding in your shopping cart.
Jul 20
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Jadrian Wooten
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Tuesday's Assorted Links
Spotting mistakes, reading habits, philosophy majors, funflation, and a labor market shortage
Jul 14
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Jadrian Wooten
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From the Penalty Spot to Your Portfolio
What penalty kicks, emergency landings, and sports bets have in common: we all think we'd be fine.
Jul 13
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Jadrian Wooten
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Tuesday's Assorted Links
Government debt, surveillance pricing, history of the U.S. economy, government stake, and antitrust fines
Jul 7
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Jadrian Wooten
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What Matt Freese Won't Tell You About Penalty Kicks
A Harvard economist plays goalkeeper for the USMNT at the World Cup. He wrote a research paper on penalty kicks years ago, but he won't tell anyone…
Jul 6
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Jadrian Wooten
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June 2026
Tuesday's Assorted Links
Hacky sacks, summer vacations, Xbox, tech sell off, and Fond du Lac
Jun 30
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Jadrian Wooten
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Everyone Stood Up, But Nobody Got a Better View
I had a perfect seat at the World Cup. Then someone a few rows ahead of me stood up. Then the next row. Then the next. By the time it reached me, I had…
Jun 29
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Jadrian Wooten
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Tuesday's Assorted Links
Alan Greenspan, mass unemployment, gambling surge, mangoes, and a Japanese ice cream cartel
Jun 23
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Jadrian Wooten
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The World Cup's Best Story Is Actually an Economics Lesson
Cabo Verde is drawing against some of the strongest teams at the 2026 World Cup. All but one of Curaçao's twenty-six players were born in the…
Jun 22
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Jadrian Wooten
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Tuesday's Assorted Links
North Korea, airline profits, amusement parks, college majors, and Father's Day
Jun 16
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Jadrian Wooten
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The World Cup's Most Unexpected Highlight
A German fan couldn't choose from 100+ sodas. A Scot called Buc-ee's one of a kind. A Swede couldn't believe every restaurant has its own ranch. This…
Jun 15
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