Tag: economy
$2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital...
João Marinotti, Indiana University
In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This...
The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end...
The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your...
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began...
Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14...
Soon Hyeok Choi, Rochester Institute of Technology
In today’s hot housing market, winning a bidding war can feel like...
Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? A new theory offers an...
David Ikenberry, University of Colorado Boulder
For years, I’ve puzzled over a question that seems to defy common sense:...
No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data...
Joonhyuk Yang, University of Notre Dame and Jung Youn Lee, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
If...
For America’s 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard
Peter Boumgarden, Washington University in St. Louis and Dilawar Syed, The University of Texas at Austin
Imagine it’s April...
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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...
