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How Much Does Campaign Spending Influence an Election? 01/17/2012
 
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Freakonomics has a well researched breakdown of how money effects the results of political elections.

The short of it: having more money doesn't equal getting more votes.

 
Why We Need Wall Street 01/12/2012
 
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The New York Times has an interesting take on Wall Street's importance in the economy. It's not always as cut and dry as it may seem...

 
Businessmen ≠ Economists 01/10/2012
 
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Businessmen do not make good economists. But even more importantly, they aren't inherently qualified to create good economic policy. Here's why.

 
Plutonomy [say whaaa?] 01/09/2012
 
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What does a dog have to do with economics? I don't know. But he's cute, and he might just get you to read about Plutonomies, which are countries that have massive wealth and income inequality (hint hint: the USA is one of them...)

 
Unemployment down to 8.5% 01/07/2012
 
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Here's what various economists had to say about it.

My take: the economy will continue to grow at a slow and steady pace, bit by bit adding more and more jobs.

 
Did you know facebook caused the european debt crisis? 12/21/2011
 
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Oh yea, and babies caused the housing bubble. And let's not forget that M. Night Shymalan would produce better movies if more newspapers were sold.

Lesson: Don't confuse correlation with causation.

 
Proud to be a Millennial? 12/16/2011
 
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Check out the full infographic to see some interesting statistics about various generations in America. Are you proud of your generation?
 
They Did What?! 11/23/2011
 
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Ever wonder how much those free-to-play games are making? Wonder no more. $1000. For a virtual item. Seriously. 

And this is only the beginning.

 
Double Dip Recession? I don't think so... 11/22/2011
 
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Many have predicted another recession will occur shortly. I disagree. And so does the data...

 
Why Some Homes Sell Faster 11/22/2011
 
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