Colorado, Bowl Games, and the Deadweight Loss of Gifts
(Cross-posted at Market Power) Economists, the scrooges that we sometimes seem to be, are well-aware of the Deadweight Loss of Christmas: the gifts people buy …
(Cross-posted at Market Power) Economists, the scrooges that we sometimes seem to be, are well-aware of the Deadweight Loss of Christmas: the gifts people buy …
Sports Illustrated has an article on a paper by Mike Dumond, Allen Lynch, and Jennifer Platania on the college decision of high school athletes. In …
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has an article on that reveals an awful lot about the mindset behind stadium and surrounding neighborhood development: A 10-member volunteer Design …
Something is wrong. For the past two Saturdays, Ms. Eclectic and I have been all primed to watch some football on television, and what do …
If my current employer offered me the same salary to stay home rather than work, it would be a bit like winning the lottery. I …
As economists, we see economics everwhere. It’s interesting to me how often economic intuition turns up , even if expressed in different words. One of …
There’s nothing like 1. Being a solid team with a real chance to make it to the World Series and 2. Beginning the season in …
If you do not look at the weekly postings on the Becker-Posner Blog, you are missing some great writings from two notable scholars. At the …
Like any economic decision, the decision to switch employers involves a balancing of costs and benefits. Including all monetary and non-monetary factors, if the benefits …
Using a radial bias function network, a sort of neural net, Dr. Smith and Dr. Downey were able to identify statistical commonalities among Hall of …
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