The Economics of Love

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Across
  1. 1. Wages rising in step with Valentine’s price tags.
  2. 6. Goods Cupid approves of for your own good.
  3. 7. Shielding local florists from foreign charmers.
  4. 8. The richer the lover, the greater the slice they give.
  5. 9. When your currency’s heart loses value on the foreign exchange market.
  6. 11. How many bouquets your salary can truly win.
  7. 12. Government using taxes and spending to spread economic love.
  8. 13. A government-approved glow-up for a currency.
  9. 14. Taxes that make imported roses cost more than love itself.
  10. 16. A currency drifting freely like love letters on the wind.
  11. 17. A Valentine’s fireworks show everyone enjoys — even the unromantic.
  12. 20. Who really feels the sting when rose prices rise?
  13. 23. When love is still expensive — just not rising as wildly.
  14. 24. Job losses when the romance of the economy fades in a downturn.
  15. 25. A love trade ban: no roses across the border.
  16. 27. Money received without producing — like a surprise Valentine’s transfer.
  17. 28. The central bank playing matchmaker with interest rates.
  18. 29. They tax your roses — you tax their chocolates.
Down
  1. 2. The candlelit dinner sacrificed for a diamond ring.
  2. 3. Wages earned making Cupid’s finest gifts.
  3. 4. Those who enjoy the romance without paying for the roses.
  4. 5. Everyone giving the same percentage for love.
  5. 9. When chocolates, roses, and prices all fall.
  6. 10. How many Valentine’s cards one worker can craft per hour.
  7. 15. Cupid’s ledger of all love (and money) flowing in and out of a country.
  8. 18. When rose prices rise faster than your heartbeat.
  9. 19. The hidden heartbreak added to the price of chocolates.
  10. 21. Spending today for long-term romantic returns.
  11. 22. Left heartbroken by long-term changes in the economy.
  12. 26. When chocolate taxes break poorer hearts harder.