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December 4, 2023
Arthur Ashe Stadium
December 4, 2023
Why Sports Stadiums Create Dilemmas

Like all sports projects, renovating Arthur Ashe Stadium requires choosing between most fans and the minority that brings the most revenue.

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June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
What Buffet Economics Says About All-You-Can-Eat

Looking at the the supply and demand sides of buffet economics, we see how restaurants and diners manage all-you-can-eat.

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October 17, 2022
farm festival prices
October 17, 2022
All We Need To Know About Pumpkin Slingshots and Fall Farm Festivals

The incentives created by fall farm festival prices shape the money that families spend when they visit a farm on a beautiful autumn day.

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February 15, 2022
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February 15, 2022
How a Cheap Airline Can Be Expensive

Reflecting an unbundled ticket, a list of discount airline fees indicates the extras we can pay for when we fly cheaply.

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December 11, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Measuring Mount Everest
December 11, 2020
Where Mount Everest Economics Take Us

Whether looking at its newfound height, the traffic jams, or the role of Nepal, Mount Everest always takes us to the margin.

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November 22, 2019
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November 22, 2019
The Airline Seat Size Squeeze

The problem of airline seat size getting smaller and people getting larger is difficult to solve because comfort and revenue tend to conflict.

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November 6, 2019
prescription spending
November 6, 2019
Six Surprising Facts About Our Prescription Drug Spending

Called a prescription escalator, our prescription drug spending is more about efficacy and age than the rising prices that we say we see.

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August 18, 2019
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August 18, 2019
Why a Lifetime Pasta Pass is About More Than Spaghetti

The unlimited pasta that Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass winners consume reflects a massive change in marginal utility.

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April 9, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chuck E. Cheese tokens
April 9, 2019
What Chuck E. Cheese Teaches Us About Money

When Chuck E. Cheese changed the kinds of payment cards that kids and their parents used for games and food, they created new spending incentives.

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August 16, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and road safety
August 16, 2018
Why Driving is Safer in Sweden

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August 13, 2018
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August 13, 2018
Disrupting the Movie Industry

With many of us rarely going to a theater, we can see why movie attendance is down and the chance for industry disruption is up.

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July 3, 2018
Weekly Economy News Roundup and basketball winners and losers
July 3, 2018
Why Superstar Salaries Are So High

Seeing that LeBron James has a four-year $154 million deal, we can ask what makes superstar salaries for athletes so high.

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