This week’s economic news summary included looking at human capital from a health care and college perspective and at area codes as conspicuous consumption.
Our economic news summary includes inflationary movie reviews, baggage productivity, fast food animal welfare grades, Chinese consumer spending and methane.
Because Boeing’s new overhead baggage bin reduces boarding delays and creates the storage space that extra seats require, it adds to airline productivity.
Just like grading human capital, ranking college quality through a single number hides the subjectivity of the process.
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