Tuesday's Assorted Links
Government statistics, surgeries, government shutdown, egg prices, and Canada's next prime minister
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
The U.S. Commerce Secretary said that the statistical agencies he oversees might stop including government spending as part of the equation to measure GDP [Associated Press]
A new study is the latest to find that pre-weekend surgeries can be riskier than surgeries after the weekend [Gizmodo]
The U.S. government is set to shut down on March 14 unless Congress manages to strike a last-minute agreement to pass a funding bill [TIME]
The rampant egg price increases are being investigated by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division [ABC News]
A central banker has won the race to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister [CNN Business]
Businesses are delaying investments, consumers are pulling back on spending, and financial markets are in flux. Uncertainty isn’t just a feeling—it has real economic consequences. Explore why economic confidence matters and how to prepare for a potential recession.
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