Tuesday's Assorted Links

Economic data, retirement, free tuition, low-digit license plates, and fireworks

This Delaware license plate sold for $410,000 back in 2018. Find out what makes it so special in this week’s links 👇

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

1. Paul Krugman reminds us that economic data isn’t being faked [The New York Times]

2. More Americans are retiring than ever before, but what does that mean for you? [The Washington Post]

3. North Dakota colleges say Minnesota's free tuition plan "catastrophic" for the state [CBS News]

4. In Delaware, the market for low-digit plates commands high-digit prices [The Economics of Everyday Things 🎧]

5. A visual exploration of how fireworks impact the environment [Reuters]

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