Tag: economics
Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess looks like a case study in stakeholder...
Vivek Astvansh, McGill University
Just two words created a publicity nightmare for fast-food giant Wendy’s: dynamic pricing.
Marriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been...
Eleanor Brown, Fordham University; June Carbone, University of Minnesota, and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia
Brides.com predicts that 2024...
With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content...
Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha
If there’s one thing you can say about Fed policymakers, it’s that they...
Why did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit...
Amy Fraher, Yale University
The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on Jan. 5, 2024,...
With higher fees and more ads, streaming services like Netflix, Disney+...
Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Purdue University
There’s one thing that television viewers can count on in 2024: higher fees and...
Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy...
Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?
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4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
December 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of...
Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University and Patrick Abouchalache, Boston University
Christmas today is a big business, and one part...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
