Band-aid on a bullet hole: The eviction moratorium and housing crisis in the U.S.
On Monday, March 29, two days before its expiry, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released an...
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Tag: economics
Over the River and through the Woods, to Grandmother’s Zoom We Go
The holidays: a time when family and loved ones gather together, share food and drink, and sing...
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Justice Ginsburg’s legacy on the economy
On Friday, September 18, 2020, the U.S. lost a national treasure with the death of Supreme Court...
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Making sense of the census
It may be strange, but I was excited to receive mail from the federal government this spring, and...
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Racism, White Privilege, and the Baltimore Economy
With several publicized deaths of black people by law enforcement in the past few weeks, race...
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There’s No Place Like Home: COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Economics
COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. The new...
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Old Bay, New Money: The Economics of Maryland’s Favorite Flavor
Old Bay is ubiquitous in Maryland, where the oh-so-special seasoning has found its way into...
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Is your New Year’s resolution doomed?
With the coming (and passing) of January 1, we’ve entered not only a new year, but a new decade as...
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Jingle All the Way to the Bank
A brief history of holiday shopping in America The holiday season tends to evoke extreme reactions...
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Traffic. We all hate it, we all wish it would go away, and we all agree that something should be done about it. We also have good reason to feel this way. On the INRIX 2018 Traffic Scorecard, Baltimore was ranked the 15th...
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