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The Shadow Cost of Free Returns: E-Commerce and the Reverse Logistics Crisis

Consumers love free returns, which are increasingly common in the online retail industry. But what are the hidden costs to society behind allowing consumers to return products and get all of their money back?...
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Market Efficiency and the Role of Technology in Transforming the Tourism Industry

Published on April 22, 2024

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Incentives Matter: How Academic Economists Respond to the Market of Ideas

Published on April 19, 2024

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Global Talent and the Law of Comparative Advantage: Understanding Labor Arbitrage in App Development

Published on April 11, 2024

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Complements Economics

Published on March 27, 2024

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The Economics of Credence Goods: How Unverifiable Services Thrive in Modern Markets

Published on March 10, 2024

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The Risk of Automation: How B2B Services Are Replacing Lower-End White-Collar Jobs

Published on March 09, 2024

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Network Effects and the Retirement of Skype: Analyzing Microsoft's Strategic Shift and Its Market Implications

Published on March 07, 2024

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The Risk-Reward Tradeoff in B2B Markets: How Fewer Clients Create Higher Volatility but Greater Margins

Published on March 04, 2024

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Shortages in Economics

Published on February 13, 2024

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The Resilience of Human Instruction: Examining the Economic Principle of Comparative Advantage

Published on January 23, 2024

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Cryptocurrency owners can engage in decentralized finance (DeFi) by lending out their crypto through automated lending pools.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and the Future of Banking

Rather than applying for a loan through a bank, you can automatically borrow cryptocurrency online by putting up an equal or greater amount of collateral. This is decentralized finance (DeFi), and is a growing part of the finance industry....
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