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Doughnuts

Baked goods and cereals cost 16% more in December. What gives?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 12, 2023
Per the consumer price index, bread and cookies cost more dough because their ingredients do too. Yes, the government tracks cookies.
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"The Donut King'

The big child labor exception

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 31, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #95
A worker boxes donuts and pastries for a customer at The Donut Man inside Grand Central Market on March 11, 2022 in downtown Los Angeles, California.
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"The Donut King'

The constant grind of running a small business

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 24, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #95
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"The Donut King'

The American dream, glazed and covered in sprinkles

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 10, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #93
An illustration of Ted Ngoy standing in front of doughnut signs.
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Pink boxes: the unsung icon of LA's doughnut scene

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 13, 2017
The containers were popularized by Cambodian immigrants in the 1970s.
“Good things come in pink boxes.”
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Why the U.S. economy is like a donut

by Krissy Clark
Jun 6, 2014
It's full on the outside edges but hollow in the middle (class).
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Datebook

So, who's picking up the doughnuts?

by Michelle Philippe
Jun 5, 2014
Marketplace Datebook for Friday, June 6, 2014
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