August 10, 2017
With a soaring proportion of households becoming cellphone-only users, on this #TBT we can look back at the disappearing landline.
August 8, 2017
August 7, 2017
Planning their surcharge policy for the holiday shipping surge, UPS and FedEx each was influenced by the Prisoners' Dilemma.
July 27, 2017
When manufacturers began downsizing packages in the U.K., we got less chocolate in a bar, fewer teabags in a box and smaller Creme Eggs.
July 25, 2017
Asking why the number of female CEOs remains low, we can look at the gender balance in workforce pipelines to the top of different industries.
July 24, 2017
July 18, 2017
The story of Yoplait's unsuccessful battle against a Greek Yogurt invasion is really about a war that old food brands are fighting.
July 13, 2017
June 21, 2017
Just like there's no such thing as a free lunch, for consumers, retailers and shippers, there's no such thing as free shipping.
June 20, 2017
When a Subway footlong is 11 inches and a box of Whoppers is half full, we can ask about the lawsuits that tried to remedy their misleading packaging.
June 18, 2017
Starting with Whole Foods, today's Amazon economics lesson will include topics that range from Amazon's acquisitions and innovations to their IPO.
June 13, 2017
To understand the high prices supported by Hamilton ticket demand, we can look at the elasticity from four groups of theater goers.