Technically Economics

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that music festivals are technically economics, with the help of guest Lilia Staszel.Mentioned:Bundling Information Goods: Pricing, Profits, and Efficiency (Bakos and Brynjolfsson, 1999)Ticketmaster secret scalper programA Model of Reference-Dependent Preferences (Koszegi and Rabin, 2006)

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that buffets are technically economics.Mentioned:“Yelp’s 2026 Food & Drink Trends”“Man who ate 100 plates of sushi banned from all-you-can-eat buffet” by Jaroslav Bobrowski“The Flat-Rate Pricing Paradox: Conflicting Effects of “All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Pricing” by David R Just and Brian Wansink“Paying Too Much and Being Happy About It: Existence, Causes, and Consequences of Tariff-Choice Biases” by Anja Lambrecht and Bernd Skiera“Nudge” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein“The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice” by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman“Mental Accounting and Consumer Choice” by Richard Thaler

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that birding is technically economics.Mentioned:LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme BirdwatchingUS Fish and Wildlife Service report on Birding in the United StatesWeitzman 1979, the Pandora's Box problemThe Cornell Lab

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that weddings are technically economics.Mentioned:“'Memories Fade, Bills Don't': Wedding Debt Survey Reveals Remorse” by Erika Giovanetti“The Wedding Fix Is In” by Catherine Rampell“Diamonds Aren’t Rare. Why Are They So in Demand?” by Amanda Mull“Continuity and Change in the International Diamond Market” by Debora L. Spar“Rings and Promises” by Margaret F. Brinig“The Economic Lives of the Poor” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo“The Joyless Economy: The Psychology of Human Satisfaction” by Tibor Scitovsky“Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that The Olympics are technically economics.Mentioned:Going for Gold: The Economics of the Olympics

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that orcas (killer whales) are technically economics. Special thanks to Andres and Lexi for ideas for this episode.Mentioned:“International Trade, Noise Pollution, and Killer Whales” by M. Scott Taylor and Fruzsina Mayer“What Is Wave Washing: How Killer Whales Hunt Seals” Nature on PBS“Why Are Orcas Called Killer Whales?” Britannica“The vocalizations of an Orca” Reddit“Consuming Values” by Jacob Conway“Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?” by Sascha Pare“Whales Have Attacked Plenty of Boats Before. This Time Is Different” by Anna Guasco“Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht With Family of Five Off Portugal" the Maritime Executive

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that instant ramen is technically economics.Special thanks to Conner and Sophia for suggestions on this topic.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:"A Contribution to the New Theory of Demand: A Rehabilitation of the Giffen Good" by Richard G. Lipsey and Gideon Rosenbluth"Ramen Politics: Informal Money and Logics of Resistance in the Contemporary American Prison" by Michael Gibson-Light“Momofuku Ando, a Young Man Brimming with Entrepreneurial Spirit” from the Nissin Foods website

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that Christmas Trees are technically economics.Mentioned:“Merchants of Joy” on PrimeVideo“Why are Vickery Auctions Rare?” by Michael H. Rothkopf, Thomas J. Teisberg, and Edward P. Kahn“Artificial Christmas Trees Face Real Headwinds” an interview on Bloomberg with National Tree Company CEO Chris Butler“Why are more and more Americans buying fake Christmas trees?” by Courtney Vinopal“The Economics of Christmas Trees” by Zachary Crockett

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that crop tops are technically economics. Special thanks to Emily for suggesting this topic.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:Clothing Rationing During WWII, Library of Congress BlogsThe First Crop Top, ShunVogueThe Trend Forecast, 99% Invisible“Bright Pink”, WGSNWhy colour forecasting is critical to product success, WGSNBandwagon and Underdog Effects and the Possibility of Election Prediction, by Herb SimonIntro Music:@afterdinnersig

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that dating apps are technically economics.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:“Who Solved the Secretary Problem” by Thomas S. Ferguson“Tinder Experiments II” on Medium“What's The Biggest Challenge Men Face On Dating Apps?” by Aviv Goldgeier (Hinge blog post archived by the Wayback Machine)“Who Marries Whom?” by Benjamin Goldman, Jamie Gracie, and Sonya Porter“The Strength of Absent Ties: Social Integration via Online Dating” by Josue Ortega and Philipp Hergovich“Couples who meet online are more diverse than those who meet in other ways, largely because they’re younger” by Anna Brown

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that waiting in line is technically economics. Special thanks to Anthony for suggesting this topic.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:“Naive Herding in Information-Rich Settings” by Erik Eyster and Matthew RabinIntro Music:@afterdinnersig

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that apples are technically economics.Follow us on Instagram at @TechnicallyEconomics. Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected] thanks to Claire for consulting on this episode, and to Conrad for the topic idea.Mentioned:“The Business of Apples and the Cosmic Crisp Story with West Mathison, President & CEO of Stemilt” by The Modern Acre Podcast“The golden age of apples: How the fruit went from drab to delicious” by Deepa Fernandes, Samantha Raphelson, and Allison Hagan“How One Man Saved Honeycrisp Apple from Extinction” by Regenerative Fruit Growers“Apple tree: Honeycrisp - US Plant Patent” filed by Jim Luby and David S. Bedford“Patents and Innovation: Evidence from Economic History” by Petra Moser“Why are Honeycrisp apples still so expensive?” by the Curious Minnesota Podcast“The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Migration” by Bart J. Bronnenberg, Jean-Pierre H. Dubé, and Matthew Gentzkow"Are beliefs stronger than taste? A field experiment on organic and local apples" by John C. Bernard and Yinan Liu“The Cosmic Crisp Global Brand Guide”

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that Fortnite is technically economics.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:“Suspense and Surprise” by Jeffrey Ely, Alexander Frankel, and Emir Kamenica“A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price” by Gary Becker“Consumer Demand with Social Influences” by El Hadi Caoui, Chiara Farronato , John J. Horton, Robert SchultzIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum --https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that youth sports are technically economics.Special thanks to Karl, Coly, and Toren for consulting on this episode, and to Conrad for the topic idea.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:“How Kids’ Sports Became a $15 Billion Industry” by Sean Gregory“Why Have We Allowed Money to Ruin Youth Sports?” by Jessica Grose“Project Play survey: Family spending on youth sports rises 46% over five years” by Jon Solomon“The Rug Rat Race” by Garey Ramey and Valerie A. Ramey“Who is Baby Gronk? Did Livvy 'rizz' him up? What does any of this really mean?” by Kalhan RosenblattBaby Gronk + Sydney Smith TikTokIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum --https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that marble racing is technically economics.Mentioned:Marble League 2019Child’s Play article on JosimarFarming Sports for Bets on BellingcatIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum --https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that group chats are technically economics.Special thanks to Coly and Toren for consulting on this episode, and to Emily for the topic idea.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected]:“Non-User Utility and Market Power: The Case of Smartphones” by Leonardo Bursztyn, Rafael Jimenez-Duran, Aaron Leonard, Filip Milojevic, and Christopher Roth“Behind SVB’s collapse were a whole lot of texts on messaging groups” by Kristin SchwabIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum -- https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that Love Island is technically economics.Special thanks to Fiona, Coly, Toren, Liz, and Scott for consulting on this episode.Ideas for future episodes? Email [email protected] Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum -- https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0