The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this edition, our contributors take a look at the consumer-side implications of using social media, dissect the foundations that have allowed Australia to avoid recession for 27 years, and share perspectives on the future of the cable television market.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this edition, our contributors look at the potential costs and benefits of capital punishment for drug traffickers, outline the professional trajectory of the new Director of the National Economic Council, and explore why governments have incentives to move their capital cities.
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This edition was originally published on March 27, 2018.
The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this edition, our contributors analyze the potential effects of the Trump Administration's decision to impose tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, take a look at the trajectory of wage growth, and outline geopolitical shifts in East Asia.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this edition, our contributors take a closer look at the effect of a tight labor market on the 2018 graduating class, analyze the utility of major athletic events such as the Olympics, and review the President's infrastructure initiative.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this edition, our contributors take a closer look at fluctuation in equity markets, analyze the ripple effects of DACA, and review Janet Yellen's skillful navigation of the American economy as she steps down as Chair of the Federal Reserve.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.
In this special edition, our contributors explore and analyze the first year of the Trump Administration.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this edition, our contributors dissect the economic motivations behind the protests in Iran, explore the effects of a tightening in the American labor market, analyze the craze behind cryptocurrencies and review Ben Bernanke's book The Courage to Act, which takes readers behind the scenes during the Financial Crisis.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.In this Holiday edition, our contributors explore the effects of the rising costs for grocers and their competitors, the potential outcomes of Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox, and how Americans budgeted their holiday shopping in an improving economy. In addition, our editor takes a brief look back at the most significant market and political developments of 2017.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume is the first in a revised and extended format. Our contributors explore the intrinsic value of Bitcoin, threats and opportunities for the recovery of the Eurozone, and the economic implications of Artificial Intelligence. We briefly overview new hacking scandals and a dawn of democracy in Zimbabwe. In addition, Irene Miller, executive director of the State College Downtown Development District, shares with The Optimal Bundle strategies that enhance investment and consumer traffic in the area.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include a look at the A look at President Trump's nomination of Jerome Powell as Chair of the Board of Governors, sweeping corruption crackdowns in Saudi Arabia, a quick background on the Bank of England's increase in interest rates, and a perspective on Republicans' stance on deficits.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include a look at the consumer shocks for J.C. Penney, North Korea's dealings with basic game theory, a quick background on labor effects of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union as reported by the Bank of England, and the Editorial Board's stern look at the economic realities of an education abroad.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include a look at the ongoing troubles for Wells Fargo, Amazon's quest for a second headquarters, a review of the GOP's tax objectives, gridlocked trade negotiations for NAFTA, and a quick background on the conflict in Niger
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include a surprising boom in Bitcoin, a short analysis of the falling trend in U.S. unemployment, industrial challenges in Japan, and a perspective on President Trump's options for new Federal Reserve Chair.
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Note: This volume was previously published on October 17, 2017. The online upload date does not reflect the original publication date
The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include a feature on the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics, newly released GDP growth forecasts for 2018, Tesla’s ambitious vision for rebuilding Puerto Rican power grids, and a look at the bottlenecked supply following tropical storms across the Caribbean.This is an online version of the print edition.
Note: This volume was previously published on October 10, 2017. The online upload date does not reflect the original publication date
The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include the competitive disputes between American aerospace giant Boeing and Canada's Bombardier, the search for a new Fed chair, an analysis of the Republican Party's newly unveiled tax plan, and the economic implications of Catalonia's controversial referendum.
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Note: This volume was previously published on October 3, 2017. The online upload date does not reflect the original publication date.
The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include the Federal Reserve's announcement to shrink its securities holdings, the termination of Facebook's controversial stock plan, competition-rooted challenges for Germany's economy, and an editorial on the current economic crisis in Venezuela.
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Note: This volume was previously published on September 26, 2017. The online upload date does not reflect the original publication date.
The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.
This volume provides economic news updates. Topics covered include United States' attempt at tax reform, Eurozone growth, North Korea's insistence on nuclear weapon development, and an update on the Equifax data breach.
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Note: This Volume was previously published on September 19, 2017. The online upload date does not reflect the original publication date.
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This volume analyzes current controversies surrounding international trade. Topics covered include a fabled interest rate increase, a Target strategy to remain competitive, Central Bank policy concerns, the tragic earthquake that hit Juchitan, Mexico, and the recent Equifax data breach.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.
This volume analyzes current controversies surrounding international trade. Topics covered include the Economic Policy Symposium, an observed bullish sentiment toward emerging market economies, and two huge disasters: Hurricane Harvey and US relations with North Korea.
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The Optimal Bundle is a student publication run by the Penn State Economics Association’s Print Education Committee.This volume analyzes current controversies surrounding international trade. Topics covered are the future of the European “common market,” the North Korean coal trade ban, the fears driving public sentiment against NAFTA, and the role of economic sanctions on Russia in the Syrian conflict.This is an online version of the print edition of the Optimal Bundle.
