Managerial Econ

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Jorge Paulo Lemann’s 3G Capital just purchased Heinz for $23.3 billion .  This raises an obvious que...

I am torn. Part of me is proud that they understand pricing so well. And part of me thinks they mis-understand Christmas.

Good five part series by NPR that is making me rethink my opposition to government subsidies for public radio.  Shows how the invisible h...

A nice story on " This American Life " was about a car dealership trying to make its monthly quota. So they have to make October...

You attract Canadians, Smith knew that putting his prices online had been a great idea when Canadians began flying down to the SCO for ...

Suppose part of your marketing campaign involves creating a Facebook page to engage in social media marketing but you many of the comments a...

When Stephanie (her name has been changed to avoid embarrassment) went shopping for a wedding and bridesmaid dresses, she found...

Subsidies destroy wealth by encouraging the movement of assets to lower valued uses.  Flood subsidies,, for example, encourage home owners ...

A new economics paper has found that prices for cars sold on eBay motors rises the more photos you post on the site (about $80 extra ...

Preston McAfee is an unusual economist in that he has passed a market test: Yahoo is willing to pay him for his advice. His latest advic...