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Why China May Be the Key to Economic Recovery in Japan

Veronica Horton
30 October 2020

Japan, like the rest of the world, is struggling to get its economy back on trackfollowing closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Unlike manycountries however, Japan is highly dependent on exports for economic growth, a situationthat has…

Pandemic Learning Pods Highlight Wealth Disparity in Education

Audrieanna Burgin
22 October 2020

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education has been widespread. CBS Evening News reports that this fall over 12 million grade school students will be working remotely, “80% of the country’s largest school districts are moving to remote learning”. This…

Why do cooked rotisserie chickens cost less than fresh uncooked chickens?

Robert H Frank
20 October 2020

Several of my students wondered how fully cooked rotisserie chickens could be so much cheaper than fresh uncooked chickens. Since rotisserie chickens involve extra labor, additional energy use, and the cost of the broiler itself, shouldn’t they be more expensive?…

The Impact of Telehealth on the Healthcare Industry

Audrieanna Burgin
16 October 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the entire world to implement virtual options and the medical health industry is no exception. Telehealth services are virtual services provided by medical health professionals and allow long distance patient and clinician contact. During the…

Vaccine Economics: Where Profit and Public Health Collide

Veronica Horton
13 October 2020

Abstract: This video explores the race to develop a vaccine to protect against COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been intense pressure to find a vaccine that will limit the spread of the disease. More than 160…

Econ Everyday Classic: The Band Plays On

Michael Coon
8 October 2020

DC street band, Spread Love, plays regularly on the corner of 15th St. and New York Ave, situated nicely in the heart of DC’s tourist district, near Lafayette Square and the White House. People walking past the band on their…

Epic Legal Battle

Michael Coon
6 October 2020

Epic games, maker of the popular video game “Fortnite,” is suing Apple and Google for “anticompetitve conduct.” At the heart of their complaint are the fees charged by the companies for hosting the game in their app stores. Having the…

Bud Lightning

Michael Coon
2 October 2020

In honor of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2020 Stanley Cup victory, Budweiser has announced it will produce a limited-release run of “Bud Lightning” bottles to be sold in the Tampa Bay area later this year. Budweiser has a history of…

Podcast – Making Sense of GDP Reports

Michael Mandel
30 September 2020

In this episode of the Econ Café 2020/21 podcast, textbook authors Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn explain the July 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, and what it means for the economy and for economics students. This GDP report described…

Chicken Little is an Increasingly Rare Bird

EVs: Driving Change at Convenience Stores

Who’s In The Driver’s Seat: The Changing Dynamics of Auto Production

China’s Population is Declining – Too hot, too cold, or just nice for its Economic Development?

The Externalities Effect of Child Firearm Fatalities in the States

Why is Everything Getting So Expensive?

Understanding the U.S. Labor Market – A January 2023 Snapshot

The New Economics of Car Production

Looming Water Crisis – What can YOU do to Conserve Water?

U.K. Economy Three Years after Brexit