Technically Economics
Season 1
Christmas Trees
Crop Tops
Dating Apps
Waiting in Line
Apples
Fortnite
Youth Sports
Marble Racing
Group Chats
by Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel
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 technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Mentioned: Clothing Rationing During WWII, Library of Congress Blogs The First Crop Top, ShunVogue The Trend Forecast, 99% Invisible “Bright Pink”, WGSN Why colour forecasting is critical to product success, WGSN Bandwagon and Underdog Effects and the Possibility of Election Prediction, by Herb Simon Intro Music:@afterdinnersig
Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that dating apps are technically economics. Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com Mentioned: “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 technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Mentioned: “Naive Herding in Information-Rich Settings” by Erik Eyster and Matthew Rabin Intro Music:@afterdinnersig
Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that apples are technically economics. Follow us on Instagram at @TechnicallyEconomics. Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Special 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 technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Mentioned: “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 Schultz Intro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Outro 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 technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Mentioned: “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 Rosenblatt Baby Gronk + Sydney Smith TikTok Intro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Outro 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 2019 Child’s Play article on Josimar Farming Sports for Bets on Bellingcat Intro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Outro 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 technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Mentioned: “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 Schwab Intro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Outro 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 technicallyeconomics@gmail.com. Intro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum -- https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0