The Mystery of the Missing Price Tag

Still subject to the market’s supply and demand, the prices we pay could reflect a dynamic pricing phenomenon that we cannot see.

Who Will Win the French Toast Stick War?

In breakfast wars among fast food establishments, one key weapon in their arsenal is the French toast stick.

How Restaurant Hours Have Changed

For a slew of demand and supply related reasons, chain restaurant hours have been decreasing almost everywhere.

How to Choose a Drive-Thru

Looking back and looking forward at fast food drive-thru facts, we see how land, labor, and capital transformed convenience and speed.

What We Need To Know About E-ZPass

One of the little noticed transformative impacts on our lives was the arrival of toll-by-plate, aka, E-ZPass or AET (All Electronic Tolling).

What an Economist Says About 300 Hamburgers

Hearing the Clemson University football team got 300 burgers at the White House, an economist might name the resources needed for a quarter pounder.