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More and more people are turning to AI chatbots for companionship and relationships, raising economic and ethical debates.

The Economics of Loneliness: Markets for Companionship

As AI companions become increasingly popular, serious questions are raised about the implications of "subscribing" to digital friendships. Should we be concerned about people entering AI relationships?...
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Types of Goods in Economics

Published on October 03, 2024

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Product Life Cycle (PLC)

Published on October 01, 2024

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Primary Sector Economics

Published on September 19, 2024

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Business economics Competitive markets

Who Captures the Surplus? Complementors vs. Platforms — Platform Economics, Bargaining Power & Value Capture

Published on September 06, 2024

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Economies of Density and the Last-Mile: Urban Economics in the Age of Geocoding

Published on September 03, 2024

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Make-or-Buy in Software: The Boundaries of the Firm through Transaction Cost Economics

Published on September 03, 2024

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Bayesian Quality Economics: Value of Information & Optimal Thresholds

Published on September 02, 2024

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Break-Even Analysis and Equation

Published on August 28, 2024

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Platforms, Complements, and Two-Sided Markets: How Airline Stopovers Fuel Urban Micro-Tourism

Published on August 20, 2024

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Loss Leader Pricing and Cross-Elasticity of Demand: How Free Services Drive Profitable Sales

Published on August 16, 2024

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Some remote workers are accused of time theft for only working a portion of their expected working hours.

The Economics of Time Theft: Productivity, Surveillance, and Remote Work

Is it cost-effective for companies with lots of remote workers to actively monitor them through "bossware" that tracks their online activities? Research shows that some monitoring can boost productivity, but too much can cause workers to rebel....
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