Story about mergers, but what is most interesting is the last line. Perfect example of a neo-classical market based supply side comment slipped into an article about potential oligopolies.
Duck Younggren seems to be in the right line of business for someone with a sweet tooth. He grows sugar beets in northern Minnesota. He's been known to gnaw on a beet to get his sugar fix. "Core out a piece. Put it in your mouth," he said. "It's like candy!"
In this simulation students compete as 3 different countries to change some fiscal and monetary policy indicators to improve the overall economy. I created a worksheet that helps to make it more interactive which I can send you.