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December 19, 2022
tipping behavior
December 19, 2022
Why Our Tipping Behavior Changed

Explained by behavioral economics, a new technological default changed our tipping behavior in restaurants and taxi cabs.

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December 18, 2022
Sant's delivery schedule
December 18, 2022
Why We Have a Santa Shortage

On the demand and supply sides of the market, we have a Santa shortage that some say has caused Santaflation.

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December 14, 2022
autonomous vehicles
December 14, 2022
What We Need to Know About Driverless Vehicles

Experimenting with autonomous vehicles, we should be sure to recognize that there could be a massive downside.

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December 11, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gift giving
December 11, 2022
Why We Won’t Get the Gifts We Want

For this holiday season, economists tell us that gift giving could say more about the giver than what the recipient wants.

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December 7, 2022
gift giving
December 7, 2022
The Downside of Giving Gifts

As we start to plan our gift giving for this holiday season, we should remember preference falsification and deadweight loss.

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December 4, 2022
AI productivity
December 4, 2022
When Inflation Creates a Cheap Date

In addition to our behavior at the supermarket and the gas station, inflation has created the incentive to go on cheap dates.

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November 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
November 21, 2022
How College Majors Matter

Measured by the money we earn rather than satisfaction, the return on our investment in education can be called the college payoff.

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November 17, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and beef croquette allocation
November 17, 2022
How Beef Croquettes Are Like National Parks

Whether asking about the allocation of beef croquettes or national park reservations, the answers take us to the three economic systems.

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November 6, 2022
lottery winners and losers
November 6, 2022
What Lottery Winners and Losers Need to Know

Futher confirming that economics is everyday life, behavioral economists have explained why we buy tickets when we won't be lottery winners.

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November 4, 2022
restaurant psychology
November 4, 2022
How Restaurant Hours Have Changed

For a slew of demand and supply related reasons, chain restaurant hours have been decreasing almost everywhere.

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October 28, 2022
oil supply disruption
October 28, 2022
When an African Pipeline Is About Much More Than Oil

Like many fossil fuel projects, a new East African pipeline is controversial because of the tradeoffs it would create.

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October 25, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU expansion
October 25, 2022
Europe’s Economic Uncertainties

Looking at an overview of Europe's economic problems, we can predict the future with considerable uncertainty.

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