May 3, 2018
Describing why we'll have new hotel shampoo bottles, Marriott, a hotel guest, and an economist would have different explanations.
April 9, 2018
There are some good reasons that most of us are contributing to a reputation inflation that diminishes the meaning of an Uber driver rating score.
March 30, 2018
MLB stadium infields might look like dirt but really, firms have competed to prove that their combination of clay, silt and sand is unique.
March 26, 2018
Even with mall traffic declining and stores closing, retail restructuring might lead to a renaissance fueled by creative destruction rather than an apocalypse.
March 14, 2018
Because of their new delivery partnership with UberEats, McDonald's has a soggy French fries problem that they need to solve.
March 7, 2018
In a top ten list of roller coaster economics, we can include everything from the cost of a kidney stone to world trade and queueing.
February 25, 2018
Craft brewery competition got tougher as the number of craft breweries went up and the number of available beer names went down.
February 22, 2018
Now that music with words can accompany Olympic figure skating, there is less classical music, more hip-hop and Beyoncé, and some questions about intellectual property rights.
December 27, 2017
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November 29, 2017
While larger municipalities with high fixed costs have worsening revenue problems, a tiny Ohio solves its municipal finance problems with traffic tickets.
November 19, 2017
