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Assorted Links Saturday

Startups, consumer spending, unemployment, the #newroaring20s, and more!

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Assorted Links Saturday
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Start-up boom in the pandemic is growing stronger: After waning for decades, applications to start businesses surged last year. If the rebound proves durable, it could provide a more resilient economy.



A "summer chill" looms for consumers: Consumer spending 🔻🔻🔻.


Ending federal benefits was supposed to lower Florida’s unemployment: But that didn’t work.



Wall Street's top economists are concerned about the Delta variant.


Weekend reading: Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19.

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Founder/Host of Econ Dev Show. Also: Sitehunt CEO and economic development consultant in Greater Houston, Texas.


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