monopoly pricing Archives

February 1, 2024

Weekly Economic News Roundup and Super Bowl ads

February 1, 2024

How To Spend $7 Million

Slowing an upward march, the price of Super Bowl ads remained high as did their demand and probable return on a massive investment.

August 14, 2022

August 14, 2022

How Bruce Springsteen Should Price His Platinum Tickets

Rather than objecting to some very high Springsteen ticket prices, fans should recognize the economic ideas that justify them.

January 7, 2020

January 7, 2020

How Hershey Kisses and COPEC Are Like Oil and OPEC

Hershey kisses and COPEC might be like petroleum and OPEC if the Ivory Coast and Ghana are able to elevate cocoa bean prices.

January 31, 2015

January 31, 2015

Weekly Roundup: From Baseball Contracts to Super Bowl Ads

Our week's everyday economics include inflation, supply and demand, income mobility, property rights, incentives, default, CDS, and monopoly pricing.

January 30, 2015

January 30, 2015

The Reason NBC Can Charge $4.5 Million for a Super Bowl Ad

Because of monopoly pricing power, as a price maker with sole Super Bowl broadcast rights, NBC can charge $4.5 million for a 30 second ad slot.

January 16, 2015

January 16, 2015

The Mystery of the $300 Textbook

Because the college textbook market is a monopoly for each book in which the instructor selects the books and students buy it, prices have skyrocketed.

January 28, 2014

January 28, 2014

Is $3.9 Million the Right Price for a Super Bowl Ad?

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