Economics Online (Page 2)

Algorithms are used by today's social media platforms to determine which posts we see.

The Economics of Algorithmic Curation in News and Media

Published on October 24, 2025

Many restaurants on delivery apps like Door Dash and Uber Eats are actually ghost kitchens without storefronts.

The Gig Economy of Cloud Kitchens

Published on October 19, 2025

Many workers are "quiet quitting" today, meaning they perform the bare minimum at work but refuse to leave the job.

The Economics of Quiet Quitting: Labor Supply Meets Workplace Incentives

Published on October 17, 2025

Are influencers and short-form social media feeds destroying our attention spans from our constant desire for entertainment?

The Attention Economy and Cognitive Scarcity

Published on October 05, 2025

Modern technology and algorithms will likely lead to increased dynamic prices in tickets for sports and entertainment.

Dynamic Pricing in Sports and Entertainment

Published on October 05, 2025

What caused the rapid rise of Airbnb and Vrbo (short-term rental market) as rivals to hotels and motels?

The Economics of Short-Term Rentals vs. Hotels

Published on October 02, 2025

Firms can use data analysis to streamline operations, conduct market research, and design more desirable products.

Data as an Input: Returns to Scale in the Information Economy

Published on September 29, 2025

The rise of remote work during the Covid pandemic led to many urban white collar workers moving to small towns.

The Economics of Remote Work Geography

Published on September 25, 2025

The sunk cost fallacy explains that, although the money spent cannot be recovered, people continue to pursue bad investments.

Subscription Creep and the Sunk Cost Fallacy

Published on September 25, 2025

A blonde and a brunette with a laptop and a phone open, showing the words "University".

Business economics Competitive markets Factors of production

Adaptive Learning as Bayesian Updating: Decision Theory in Modern Test Prep

Published on September 18, 2025