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The Oil Market Is Broken

OPEC and its partners have been cutting production since September 2016.

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Import or Invent: Is It Worth Swallowing The Cost Of R&D?

Importing products, relabeling them with your own brand, and selling them for a very large turnover can be a tempting prospect when you're first starting a business.

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Some Thought on US Pharmaceutical Prices and Markets

There's a broadly shared idea of how US pharmaceutical markets ought to work, I think.

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Health Care Headed for One-Fifth of US Economy

I view myself as a fairly jaded consumer of statistics on rising health care costs, but the most recent 10-year projections from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services widened my eyes.

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Product Longevity and Planned Obsolescence

Do profit-making firms plan to produce products that will be come obsolete sooner than necessary, so that they can keep sales high over time? And would it be better for both consumers and the environment if they stopped doing so? 

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The Economic Impacts of Leisure Activities

Recreational activities bring along numerous benefits to the surrounding community, and they vary from one country to another.

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ILO: COVID-19 Lockdowns and the Global Labor Force

Amidst our concerns about jobs in the local or national labor market, spare a thought for the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on the global labor force.