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Do having the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs mean a big payoff for the region? I created a hot wings index as an economic indicator to find out. Aired 1/29/11.

Can small businesses really grow enough to help the overall economy? It's often touted as one of those big ideas that will help save the overall economy. A look behind all the talk about small business. Aired 10/20/2011.

Robert Frost wrote that Nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. The thousands of tourists searching for fall color this month know that sentiment well. And the billions of dollars they’re spending on color touring seem to be immune to the recession. Aired 10/11/10.

Recent census reports show Midwestern cities are shrinking and people are moving out. But one group is actually growing – the Hispanic population. That’s why I went to a few of the fastest-growing areas Latinos are moving to in the Midwest to learn more about their economic impact. Aired 6/19/11.

Six months after the Haitian earthquake, several hospitals in the United States are still treating survivors. An extraordinary bond has grown between a pediatric plastic surgeon in Miami and his 9-year-old patient. Aired June 2010.

Haiti had trouble growing enough food for its people even before Jan. 12 - now, food is even more of a challenge. In the first of a three-part series on rebuilding Haiti's economy, The Miami Herald's Niala Boodhoo traveled to one of Haiti's largest cocoa-growing regions to see how the earthquake affected the commodity. Aired 3/16/10.

In Haiti, people have endless arguments about politics, class and religion. But Haitians agree on Barbancourt rum. The drink is such a part of everyday life that people talk about the spirit with national pride. In the second of our three-part series on Haiti's post-earthquake economy, Niala Boodhoo visited Barbancourt headquarters on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince to see how they're doing. Aired 3/17/10.

How would Haitians have fared if they had insurance following the devasting earthquake? In the final installment of our three-part series on Haiti's post-earthquake economy, Niala Boodhoo explores one microfinance organization that's delving into microinsurance to find out. . Aired 3/18/10.

The weekly web show speaks with The World Bank's Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean about the economic outlook. It first aired on MiamiHerald.com in Sept. 2009.

This Miami Herald Sunday front page story published Dec. 14, 2008 looked at the ripple effect one car dealer has on the local economy.

This Miami Herald Business Monday cover story published April 2, 2007 looked at the spillover from the real estate slowdown into other parts of the economy.