Thinking of postal service finances, you might picture Meyer Chuck, Alaska’s 25 residents receiving a weekly mail delivery.
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Free Shipping to Pricey Projects
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 06.18.17 Five Charts That Tell All You Need To Know About Amazon… Monday 06.19.17 Solving the mega-project cost problem… Tuesday…
The Surprising Consequences of Taxing Bagels and Windows
By changing our homes and our cream cheese purchases, taxes on bagels and windows can have unintended consequences when they distort our behavior.
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Plane Comfort
For Throwback Thursday (#TBT) we can fondly look back to comfortable economy class travel before less pitch and width created shrinking airline seats.
There’s No Such Thing As Free Shipping
Just like there’s no such thing as a free lunch, for consumers, retailers and shippers, there’s no such thing as free shipping.
The Mystery of the Footlong Sandwich’s Missing Inch
When a Subway footlong is 11 inches and a box of Whoppers is half full, we can ask about the lawsuits that tried to remedy their misleading packaging.
Infrastructure’s Hiding Hand
When politicians plan to update our transportation infrastructure, they are influenced by a hidden hand that can be benevolent or malevolent.
Amazon Economics
Starting with Whole Foods, today’s Amazon economics lesson will include topics that range from Amazon’s acquisitions and innovations to their IPO.
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Wild Blueberries to Quiet Malls
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 06.11.17 When the climate is not about the weather… Monday 06.12.17 Why retail will never be the same… Tuesday 06.13.17 Updating the Hamilton…
The Mystery of the Costly Crustacean
Combine Maine’s lobster glut with China’s lobster demand and you come close to solving the mystery of why lobster prices have not sunk.