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How Much of the Gasoline Price is Crude Oil?

The US Energy Information Administration gives this answer for August 2022:

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Schlesinger: On the Quality of State Department Writing During the Kennedy Administration

Schlesinger was a Harvard history professor who became a “special assistant” to President John F. Kennedy.

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Interview with Pinelopi Goldberg: Trade and Development

David A. Price serves as interlocutor in an “Interview” with Pinelopi Goldberg, subtitled “On developing countries, measuring economies by satellite, and the learning crisis” (Econ Focus, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Winter 2022, pp. 22-26).

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How the World Can Feed 9 Billion People

By the middle of the 21st century, the world population is likely to reach about 9 billion.

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Income of the Top 1%

The Congressional Budget Office has put out a report on ”Trends in the Distribution of Household Income Between 1979 and 2007.” 

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Who is Using $1 Trillion in U.S. Currency?

Jeremy Gerst and Daniel J. Wilson of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco have a short essay: ”What’s in Your Wallet? The Future of Cash.” 

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Dollar Strength and Global Currency Debasement

Why are market participants scared of a strong dollar?