Theodore Cangero
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Manufacturing Employment Shows Some Resiliency
Manufacturing has been one of the challenging areas of the economy this year, but this morning we received data that shows a more positive outlook.
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Best of 2015: An Economist Approach to Car Shopping
From our top blogs of 2015: The method that our data scientist, Theodore Cangero, used to buy a car.
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We Can’t Burn Gasoline Fast Enough
It appears to defy economic logic: Large numbers of American oil rigs have gone idle, and thousands of oil workers have lost their jobs. Nevertheless, the price of gas has stayed low. Even with far fewer working rigs, production remains only slightly off its peak, and inventories are at their highest point in recent memory.
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The Tale of Two Food Prices
Agricultural commodity prices, the inputs to finished foods, have declined notably over the last year, but consumers are only experiencing the beneficial effects of that at the grocery store – not at restaurants.
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Increasing Competition May Curb Restaurant Prices
As consumers gradually show a willingness to spend, the cost of one indulgence – eating out at a restaurant – has been getting more expensive over the last year.
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An Economist Approach to Car Shopping
Like for most Americans, buying a car has always been a stressful but necessary personal finance decision for me. This time around, now with the backing of an education and work experience in economics, I was able to take a more methodical, informed approach to one of life’s bigger expenditures
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•
Manufacturing Employment Shows Some Resiliency
Manufacturing has been one of the challenging areas of the economy this year, but this morning we received data that shows a more positive outlook.
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•
Best of 2015: An Economist Approach to Car Shopping
From our top blogs of 2015: The method that our data scientist, Theodore Cangero, used to buy a car.
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•
We Can’t Burn Gasoline Fast Enough
It appears to defy economic logic: Large numbers of American oil rigs have gone idle, and thousands of oil workers have lost their jobs. Nevertheless, the price of gas has stayed low. Even with far fewer working rigs, production remains only slightly off its peak, and inventories are at their highest point in recent memory.
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•
The Tale of Two Food Prices
Agricultural commodity prices, the inputs to finished foods, have declined notably over the last year, but consumers are only experiencing the beneficial effects of that at the grocery store – not at restaurants.
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•
Increasing Competition May Curb Restaurant Prices
As consumers gradually show a willingness to spend, the cost of one indulgence – eating out at a restaurant – has been getting more expensive over the last year.
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•
An Economist Approach to Car Shopping
Like for most Americans, buying a car has always been a stressful but necessary personal finance decision for me. This time around, now with the backing of an education and work experience in economics, I was able to take a more methodical, informed approach to one of life’s bigger expenditures