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Old 03-04-2008, 06:15 PM
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Economics using supply/demand/prices to explain headlines?

Explain the economic reasoning behind the following newspaper headlines, in terms of Supply and Demand and prices:

a)“Weather Slows Fishing: Seafood Prices Double”

b)“Sugar: Crisis of Plenty”

c)“Minimum Wage Costs Jobs” (think about artificial pricing (price supports and ceilings) vs. the equilibrium of supply and demand.

d)“Bountiful Wheat Crop is Hurting Growers”
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