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Managerial Econ

03.05.2024

Managerial Econ: Higher interest rates in the US make the dollar stronger

The Economist : The yen has been falling against the dollar because US interest rates are 5% points higher in the US than in Japan. This...

Managerial Econ

02.05.2024

Managerial Econ: "Institutional Neutrality" to organize polarized people

NPR's interveiw with Chancellor Diermeier : Vanderbilt University, "...will not take policy positions unless they directly affect the opera...

Managerial Econ

01.05.2024

Managerial Econ: Meritocracy and Productivity

A new paper by Bandiera et al . focuses on how matching worker skills to job characteristics affects productivity. They use detailed data fo...

Managerial Econ

25.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Why are quarterbacks taken so early in the draft?

WSJ : Since 2011, the NFL has had a rookie wage scale, which allocates relatively affordable salaries to each draft pick regardless of p...

Managerial Econ

23.04.2024

Managerial Econ: US v. Google: do complaints have to be internally consistent?

From former DOJ Economist Greg Werden : The governments case suggests that its exclusive deals with Apple and Mozilla to be the default se...

Managerial Econ

23.04.2024

Managerial Econ: What does Earth Day teach us about supply?

Around the time of the first Earth Day (1970), Environmentalists were making dire predictions (via Mark Perry ): ...world famines of u...

Managerial Econ

20.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Places like Illinois "are screwed"

The Economist : Declining fertility and declining immigration lead to: DEATH SPIRALS: ... the biggest problem is that, once a place starts ...

Managerial Econ

19.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Why growth matters

Making the pie bigger ("the growth agenda") means we are not fighting over a fixed pie ("zero sum fallacy"), and it guides decision making, ...

Managerial Econ

19.04.2024

Managerial Econ: McKinsey was wrong: diversity does not improve performance

Econ Journal Watch : Combined with the erroneous reverse-causality nature of McKinsey’s tests, our inability to quasi-replicate their resul...

Managerial Econ

18.04.2024

Managerial Econ: The last refuge of a vacant liberal mind: thinking that antitrust can cure inflation

NYT (12/23): As rising inflation threatens his presidency, President Biden is turning to the federal government’s antitrust author...

Managerial Econ

16.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Online Marketplace Competiton

Amazon had been concerned with Walmart's and Target's growing presence as online marketplaces. Now Sebastian Herrera at the WSJ reports tha...

Managerial Econ

13.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Flying over Troubled Red Sea Shipping Lanes

Since November 2023, there have been 133 reported incidents of shipping attacks by Houthi militia in Yemen, including 14 vessels struck by...

Managerial Econ

10.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Diverse MBA teams perform worse

From "Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams" ( SSRN ): Among the randomly-assigned teams [of MBA students], greater diversity ...

Managerial Econ

09.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Pricing the Atlantic

A WSJ article by Alexandra Bruell reports that three years ago the Atlantic magazine ran a $20 million deficit which led to layoffs. A new ...

Managerial Econ

06.04.2024

Managerial Econ: What makes people happy?

Economist : Four main factors, explain happiness: Age : Things go downhill from youth to middle age until they reach a nadir commonly known...

Managerial Econ

04.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Spotify's Complements?

Anne Steele at the WSJ report that Spotify is the leading audio-streaming platform with 600 million users and a 30% market share. Even so...

Managerial Econ

03.04.2024

Managerial Econ: Keeping you from Cutting your Finger Off

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering mandating SawStop technology on future table saws. Ben Blatt at The Age does ...

Managerial Econ

31.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Do the Rich Pay their Fair Share of Income Taxes?

WSJ : The top 1% of earners in 2021 provided 45.8% of tax revenue; the top 10% provided 75.8%; the bottom 50% provided 2.3%. ...

Managerial Econ

27.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Music Backed Securities

Due to music streaming, many musicians can expect steady royalty streaming. The WSJ has a video that explains how this future income is i...

Managerial Econ

15.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Would that the EU were as fast at innovating as they are at regulating

Link : The European Parliament approved the AI Act, which raises the cost of European innovation. ➵ High-risk AI systems will be assesse...

Managerial Econ

15.03.2024

Managerial Econ: FTC vs. Amazon: If there is no solution (remedy), there is no problem (liability)

The FTC asked a Washington court to split its monopolization case against Amazon ( earlier blog post ) in two: 1. to determine whether FTC h...

Managerial Econ

15.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Americans favor SUV's over the environment, ...

...because they are exempt from fuel economy standards: Because making light trucks held to lower environmental standards was more profita...

Managerial Econ

14.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Why did Chocolate become so expensive?

From The Economist : Carla Subirana Artus explains that severe drought and diseases, driven by extreme weather, together with regulato...

Managerial Econ

13.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Like Snapshot for Your Home

Progressive Insurance pioneered telematic monitoring devices to offer Pay-How-You-Drive ( PHYD ) insurance policies over a decade ago. Now S...

Managerial Econ

13.03.2024

Managerial Econ: The Effect of M&A on Workers

New research by Arnold, Milligan, Moon and Tavakoli investigates worker outcomes from mergers in Canada. They identify three possible mecha...

Managerial Econ

11.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Should restaurants let menu prices "surge?"

When demand increases, shouldn't price be allowed to rise? ( WSJ ) Dynamic pricing—charging higher rates at peak times and dropping the...

Managerial Econ

09.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Using procurement for political ends gives you worse prices.

Over 20 years ago, some middling economists ( cite ) estimated that the Small Business Set-Aside program reduced Forest Service Timber price...

Managerial Econ

04.03.2024

Managerial Econ: The Economics of Skiing

Vail's two-part pricing (Fixed Fee + Low Daily Price) from The Economist : With the Epic Pass, Vail has changed the offer. Skiers can...

Managerial Econ

04.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Guide to Online Econ Videos

From Marginal Revolution On day one, I show video on how secure Property Rights lead to growth. The basic idea is simple, if you give ow...

Managerial Econ

04.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Gaelic Price Control

Here is a nice video on the experience with price control in Ireland and Scotland. Hat tip: Marginal Revolution

Managerial Econ

02.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Compensating Differentials in the Marriage Market

Potential mates differ in what they bring to the relationship. In online dating, youth, especially for women, appears to be sought after. In...

Managerial Econ

01.03.2024

Managerial Econ: Do Bike Vigilantes Substitute for Bike Insurance?

Organized bike vigilantes are emerging to recover stolen bikes. A pedagogical tool I stole from Luke (who I believe also stole it) is to ...

Managerial Econ

29.02.2024

Managerial Econ: Vitual Assistants in Retailing

Swedish online retailer, Klarna, partnered with OpenAI to create a chat bot powered by the latest AI . The claimed results seem impressive:...

Managerial Econ

26.02.2024

Managerial Econ: Domestic migration reveals preference for {SC, DE, NC, TN, FL} over {IL, AK, HI, CA, NY},

Economic Analysis of Business Practice

Managerial Econ

24.02.2024

Managerial Econ: The Life Cycle of Products

Most product's life cycle is much shorter than I had imagined. In " The Life Cycle of Products: Evidence and Implications ," Argente, Lee, a...

Managerial Econ

23.02.2024

Managerial Econ: Which undergrad majors lead to under-employement?

WSJ : under-employment (lower is better)--and getting an internship helps.

Managerial Econ

23.02.2024

Managerial Econ: Will China Generative AI catch up to US?

NY Times thinks China's regulations make it unlikely: When OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022, many Chinese firms were being hamst...

Managerial Econ

23.02.2024

Managerial Econ: The Market for Private-Label Products

There is a nice podcast on " Store-Brand Products " over at the "Economics of Everyday Things." It touches on many managerial economic conce...

Managerial Econ

21.02.2024

Managerial Econ: Deterrence in Merger Review: Likely Impacts of Recent U.S. Policy Changes

Deterrence in Merger Review: Likely Impacts of Recent U.S. Policy Changes 10 Pages Posted: 21 Feb 2024 Luke M. Froeb Vanderbilt University -...

Managerial Econ

21.02.2024

Managerial Econ: Peter Theil's (successful Venture Capitalist) Harvard Talk, "The Diversity Myth"

Wide ranging, mostly libertarian critique of political and economic trends in the US that touches on Chapter 1 (Incentive Alignment), Cha...

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Managerial Econ - Economy

Managerial Econ: Higher interest rates in the US make the dollar stronger

Managerial Econ: "Institutional Neutrality" to organize polarized people

Managerial Econ: Meritocracy and Productivity

Managerial Econ: Why are quarterbacks taken so early in the draft?

Managerial Econ: US v. Google: do complaints have to be internally consistent?

Managerial Econ: What does Earth Day teach us about supply?

Managerial Econ: Places like Illinois "are screwed"

Managerial Econ: Why growth matters

Managerial Econ: McKinsey was wrong: diversity does not improve performance

Managerial Econ: The last refuge of a vacant liberal mind: thinking that antitrust can cure inflation

Managerial Econ: Online Marketplace Competiton

Managerial Econ: Flying over Troubled Red Sea Shipping Lanes

Managerial Econ: Diverse MBA teams perform worse

Managerial Econ: Pricing the Atlantic

Managerial Econ: What makes people happy?

Managerial Econ: Spotify's Complements?

Managerial Econ: Keeping you from Cutting your Finger Off

Managerial Econ: Do the Rich Pay their Fair Share of Income Taxes?

Managerial Econ: Music Backed Securities

Managerial Econ: Would that the EU were as fast at innovating as they are at regulating

Managerial Econ: FTC vs. Amazon: If there is no solution (remedy), there is no problem (liability)

Managerial Econ: Americans favor SUV's over the environment, ...

Managerial Econ: Why did Chocolate become so expensive?

Managerial Econ: Like Snapshot for Your Home

Managerial Econ: The Effect of M&A on Workers

Managerial Econ: Should restaurants let menu prices "surge?"

Managerial Econ: Using procurement for political ends gives you worse prices.

Managerial Econ: The Economics of Skiing

Managerial Econ: Guide to Online Econ Videos

Managerial Econ: Gaelic Price Control

Managerial Econ: Compensating Differentials in the Marriage Market

Managerial Econ: Do Bike Vigilantes Substitute for Bike Insurance?

Managerial Econ: Vitual Assistants in Retailing

Managerial Econ: Domestic migration reveals preference for {SC, DE, NC, TN, FL} over {IL, AK, HI, CA, NY},

Managerial Econ: The Life Cycle of Products

Managerial Econ: Which undergrad majors lead to under-employement?

Managerial Econ: Will China Generative AI catch up to US?

Managerial Econ: The Market for Private-Label Products

Managerial Econ: Deterrence in Merger Review: Likely Impacts of Recent U.S. Policy Changes

Managerial Econ: Peter Theil's (successful Venture Capitalist) Harvard Talk, "The Diversity Myth"

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