Tuesday's Assorted Links

Argentinian poverty, cutting the line, Israel's economy, underemployment, and standardized test scores

Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:

1. Argentina's poverty rate hit 57% in January, the highest level in 20 years [Quartz]

2. The wealthy are cutting the line at the airport, Disney World, and ski resorts [CNN]

3. War causes Israel’s economy to shrink by nearly 20% [The Times of Israel]

4. Half of college graduates are working in jobs that don’t use their degree [The Wall Street Journal]

5. Yale is the latest university that will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores [The Washington Post]

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