Tuesday's Assorted Links
Federal deficit, chain restaurants, economics degrees, deodorant, and all-you-can-eat buffets
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
The 2023 federal budget deficit surged by 23% to $1.7 trillion, leaving the US in its deepest yearly fiscal hole outside of the Covid era [Reuters]
Once shunned by millennials, “uncool” chain restaurants are gearing up for a comeback [Eater]
Economics is one of the 14 highest-paying bachelor's degrees [Insider]
Unilever reported a 15% surge in deodorant sales as workers returned to the office and socializing picked back up [The Guardian]
The economics behind all-you-can-eat buffets in Las Vegas [NPR’s Planet Money]
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