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August 4, 2022
Chicken economics
August 4, 2022
The New Chicken Sandwich Wars

With the 2022 battles in the fast food chicken sandwich wars, we have the traditional sandwiches from the 2019 war and new entries also.

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July 3, 2022
July 3, 2022
The Mystery of the Disappearing Coupon

Because of disappearing coupons, the people that spent the time to save the money no longer enjoy price discrimination.

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May 10, 2022
new product names
May 10, 2022
When We Need a Better Name

Our demand for a good or a service or even a pet can be increased or decreased by whether the name is easy or difficult to pronounce.

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April 25, 2022
movie product placement
April 25, 2022
The Surprising Star of Space Jam

Done well, movie product placements for firms like Nike and even a university like MIT can boost brand value.

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April 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing a movie
April 21, 2022
What Password Sharing Really Means

While our password sharing had been ignored by Netflix, now they've become very aware that they have a free rider problem to solve.

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April 4, 2022
world happiness rankings
April 4, 2022
Why We Don’t Want To Be The World’s Happiest Country

Reading the 2022 World Happiness Report, I wonder whether its six variables are what we should use to rank happy countries.

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March 29, 2022
McSpicy Burger
March 29, 2022
McDonald’s Style of Globalization

Whether looking at a Russian departure or their spread around the world, we see McDonald's globalization as a successful prototype.

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March 25, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and ranking criteria
March 25, 2022
When a Rank Is Wrong

Seemingly indisputable because of their quantifiable origins, ranking criteria are really subjective and potentially misleading.

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March 24, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and crunchy French fries
March 24, 2022
What We Can Learn From Ketchup and Mustard

Looking at logos, we can prove the Ketchup and Mustard Theory through the colors that fast food chains use.

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March 18, 2022
giant vegetables
March 18, 2022
One Giant Leek For Mankind

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March 14, 2022
Russian cars
March 14, 2022
When Russian Humor and Cars Converged

The most famous of all Russian cars, the Lada had quality problems until Renault injected Western knowhow.

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February 15, 2022
discount airline fees
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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