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Shifts in the UK economy are changing attitudes to investment risk

Published on February 10, 2026

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Behavioural economics Business economics Competitive markets

Comparative Advantage and Specialization in Execution: Ricardo’s Law Applied to SaaS Development

Published on February 03, 2026

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Behavioural economics Business economics Competitive markets

Bounded Rationality and Behavioral Frictions: Why Simple Digital Tools Outcompete “Built-In” Features

Published on January 30, 2026

When you are shopping online, is the seller using psychological tricks to manipulate you into buying more?

Dark Patterns and the Economics of Consumer Mistakes

Published on January 23, 2026

The high costs of data centers has limited the expansion of AI for now, creating an oligopoly market.

Compute Constraints and the New Economics of Scarcity in AI

Published on January 22, 2026

We all have the same 24 hours in a day, meaning our attention is a valuable asset to advertisers!

Attention Markets and the Economics of Time Scarcity

Published on January 18, 2026

When you purchase a new digital product, does your usage data from your old product transfer seamlessly to the new one?

Data Portability and Competition Policy in Digital Markets

Published on January 17, 2026

The Covid pandemic created the remote work revolution and allowed urban workers to take their city wages to the suburbs.

Remote Work and the Geography of Wages

Published on January 17, 2026

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Day Trading Platforms for Beginners in 2026: An Economic Comparison

Published on January 16, 2026

Today, firms use massive sets of data just as they would any other factor of production.

Data as Capital: Rethinking the Factors of Production

Published on January 16, 2026