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When a Tesla Price Tells Us All We Need To Know
Just by looking at a $35,000 Tesla price, we can decide if Elon Musk is creating luxury vehicles or cars for the masses.…
What Unexpected Markets Are Saying About the Royal Wedding
Frequently more accurate than individuals, markets can determine prices and even tell us what will happen at a royal wedding.…
How Taylor Swift Solved Her Ticket Problem
Through her new concert tour, “Reputation,” Taylor Swift may have figured out how to prevent scalpers from reducing ticket availability and getting too much of her revenue.…
What You Never Expected To Hear About a Traffic Jam
Since billions have been proposed for infrastructure spending, we should consider some surprising suggestions from researchers on traffic congestion.…
Do Mandatory Calorie Labels Matter?
Although mandatory calorie count labels have become the law of the land, their impact on firms and consumers is still unpredictable.…
Explaining Why We’ll Have New Hotel Shampoo Bottles
Describing why we’ll have new hotel shampoo bottles, Marriott, a hotel guest, and an economist would have different explanations.…
Does Rent Control Really Control Rent?
When cities like San Francisco pass rent control legislation to create affordable housing, they could wind up with unintended consequences.…
Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked
While facts about China’s wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.…
Why You Should Apply To College Before March Madness
Students applying to college might experience more competition at schools that have an unexpected March Madness bump in applicants.…