CNBC: Third-quarter economic growth is expected to be a tepid 1.6%, but markets could look past it

CNBC: Third-quarter economic growth is expected to be a tepid 1.6%, but markets could look past it https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/29/third-quarter-gdp-is-expected-to-be-a-tepid-1point6percent.html

CNBC: By the numbers: 2019 Halloween expenses, top treats — & do you steal your kids' candy?!

CNBC: By the numbers: 2019 Halloween expenses, top treats — & do you steal your kids' candy?!By the numbers: 2019 Halloween expenses, top treats — & do you steal your kids' candy?! https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2019/10/29/by-the-numbers-2019halloween-expenses-top-treats.html


WP: In China’s capital of Halloween slime and ooze, the trade war is a scary subject https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-chinas-capital-of-halloween-slime-and-ooze-the-trade-war-is-a-scary-subject/2019/10/29/7757d0a0-f9fd-11e9-9534-e0dbcc9f5683_story.html

FORBES: Meet The Robots Working The Candy Aisle This Halloween https://www.forbes.com/sites/martineparis/2019/10/30/meet-the-robots-working-the-candy-aisle-this-halloween/#529d776e3477

CNBC: The NCAA will allow athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness in a major shift for the organization

CNBC: The NCAA will allow athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness in a major shift for the organization https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/29/ncaa-allows-athletes-to-be-compensated-for-names-images.html

CNBC: The NCAA will allow athletes to be compensated for their names, images and likenesses in a major shift for the organization

CNBC: The NCAA will allow athletes to be compensated for their names, images and likenesses in a major shift for the organization https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/29/ncaa-allows-athletes-to-be-compensated-for-names-images.html

CNBC: Federal deficit increases 26% to $984 billion for fiscal 2019, highest in 7 years

CNBC: Federal deficit increases 26% to $984 billion for fiscal 2019, highest in 7 years https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/25/federal-deficit-increases-26percent-to-984-billion-for-fiscal-2019.html

CNBC: Caterpillar reports earnings that badly miss the Street, cuts forecast again

CNBC: Caterpillar reports earnings that badly miss the Street, cuts forecast again https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/23/caterpillar-earnings-2point66-a-share-vs-2point88-eps-expected.html

CNBC: Four drug companies reach a settlement as opioid trial was set to begin

CNBC: Four drug companies reach a settlement as opioid trial was set to begin https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/21/four-drug-companies-reach-a-settlement-as-opioid-trial-was-set-to-begin.html

BBC: Brexit: What is in Boris Johnson's new deal with the EU?

BBC: Brexit: What is in Boris Johnson's new deal with the EU? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50083026

Brexit deal: Five reasons EU is happy with revised deal https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50088300

CNBC: Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal faces narrow defeat on Saturday, analysts warn https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/18/brexit-boris-johnsons-deal-faces-narrow-defeat-on-saturday.html

CNBC: US retail sales unexpectedly decline in a sign that consumer economy could be cracking

CNBC: US retail sales unexpectedly decline in a sign that consumer economy could be cracking https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/us-retail-sales-september-2019.html

CNBC: Do you know what a recession is? Here’s how we’ll know when the next one hits

CNBC: Do you know what a recession is? Here’s how we’ll know when the next one hits https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/11/will-there-be-a-recession-in-2020.html

Nobel Price 2019: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2019/summary/

https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2019/10/popular-economicsciencesprize2019-2.pdf

The Origin and Evolution of Randomized Evaluations in Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGL6hPgpmDE
8:30, 11:30 policy

Research paper:
Peer Effects and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.504.2440&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Singapore overtakes US as world's most competitive economy

Singapore overtakes US as world's most competitive economy https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/business/singapore-world-economic-forum/?utm_source=ADA_Optimizely&utm_campaign=horizontalstripbiztest&hpt=ob_blogfooterold

CNBC: Analyst explains how the GM workers strike is impacting the Michigan... https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/10/10/analyst-explains-how-the-gm-workers-strike-is-impacting-the-michigan-economy.html

CNBC: Analyst explains how the GM workers strike is impacting the Michigan... https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/10/10/analyst-explains-how-the-gm-workers-strike-is-impacting-the-michigan-economy.html

CNBC: Manufacturing and payrolls

US manufacturing survey shows worst reading in a decade https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/01/us-manufacturing-economy-contracts-to-worst-level-in-a-decade.html

September private payrolls report shows the pace of hiring is slowing https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/02/adp-jobs-report-private-payrolls-grow-but-hiring-slows.html