Demand, Supply, and Markets

March 22, 2018

What You Probably Don’t Know About Almonds

Whether looking at bees or tree shakers or water, we can see a lot of surprising activity through the supply and demand sides of almond markets.

March 13, 2018

Why It’s Tough for OPEC to Fight the Frackers

The OPEC nations are having a tough time deciding what oil price to target because it all depends on how U.S. shale oil producers will respond.

February 21, 2018

What Uber Says About the Gender Pay Gap

Uber is gender blind. Callers do not select a male or female driver nor do they even know which gender could pick them up. Similarly, driver […]

February 14, 2018

What Men and Women Want in a Mate

By identifying the decisions that men and women make while speed dating, we can see where they rank intelligence, attractiveness and ambition.

February 12, 2018

Why Valentine’s Roses Bloom in Colombia

Most of our Valentine's roses come from Colombia because of the U.S. government, the perfect combination of land, labor and capital, and Walmart.

January 2, 2018

The Easiest Way to Keep a New Year’s Resolution

Combining our "wants"and "shoulds" into temptation bundling, we wind up with a commitment device that helps us keep our New Year's resolutions.