It's are because the phrase economics is used as a plural term in the following sentence.
        
             
        
        
        
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72 percent of females have to leave work or school 
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Meg overhears the Moffat sisters discussing her family's financial troubles.
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hey are speaking about the fact that Meg has received flowers from Laurie. Because they are not engaged, the Moffat sisters discuss the idea that Meg mus be "scheming" to get him to propose. Their marriage would help correct the family's financial woes.
 
        
             
        
        
        
The last one(...) i guess since the () don't make sense neither does the hyphen nor the /
        
             
        
        
        
Anecdote would  be the correct answer