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Ziliak\u003Cbr>Roosevelt University,\u003Cbr>430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60605 USA Email: [sziliak@roosevelt.edu](sziliak@roosevelt.edu)\u003Cbr>Biographical notes: Stephen T. Ziliak is a Professor of Economics at Roosevelt University and Faculty Adviser at the Angiogenesis Foundation. He is well-known for creatively bringing art and science together in pluralistic ways. His inventions include haiku economics, renganomics, and economics rap, all published in the IJPEE. 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