Managerial Econ

In the FTC's 2006 suit to block the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, former colleague Dave Scheffman argued that the simple pricing ...

Japan's productive cities like Tokyo are growing , and the smaller towns and cities are shrinking: Educating children is incredibly e...

New report by the Council of Economic Advisors on the effects of socialist policies.  Here are some highlights: In assessing the effects...

MarginalRevolution documents the comparative--not absolute--advantage of boys in STEM subjects : Loosely speaking the situation will be so...

We have blogged about over-consumption of medical care by seniors before, as it is a perfect illustration of the marginal analysis of Chapte...

In 2000, Amazon ran some price experiments  to figure out what price to charge. Consumers were furious:  A group of consumers caught the...

Heart valves are sold by putting inventory at hospitals.  When a surgeon opens up a patient, she chooses a valve size based on the patients ...

After $45M worth of loans in its portfolio went bad : Banks make money by borrowing from depositors (at 1%) and lending to business (a...

Landlords reacted to rent control in San Francisco with three strategies:  landlords moved into the property themselves, known as move-i...

Banks make money by borrowing from depositors, e.g., at 1%, and lending to businesses, e.g., at 4%.  In this case, they would make 3% on ...