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Many consumers purchase multiple Internet subscription services and forget to cancel ones they no longer use.

Buy It Now, Pay Forever? The Economics of Subscription Overload

Many consumers purchase several subscription services and fail to properly budget for them, leading to broken budgets. How does "subscription overload" affect our budgeting and spending, and why do firms push subscription models so heavily?...
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Managing the economy

Pigovian Taxes and Urban Mobility: Economic Implications of New York's $9 Congestion Toll

Published on April 05, 2025

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Behavioural economics Managing the economy

The Principle of Market Competition: Retail Investors Venturing into Complex Trading Sectors

Published on February 04, 2025

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Managing the economy

Historical Materialism and the Misjudgment of Capitalism in the 19th Century

Published on January 18, 2025

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Competitive markets Managing the economy Factors of production

The Resource Curse and Institutional Failure: Economic Rent-Seeking and Development Challenges in Africa

Published on January 12, 2025

Production Possibility Curve (PPC)
Definitions Managing the economy

Production Possibility Curve (PPC)

Published on January 10, 2025

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Managing the economy

Consumer Surplus and the Economics of Parallel Importation

Published on January 10, 2025

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Managing the economy Market Failure

Tuition and Administrative Bloat: Examining the Economic Principle of Cost Disease

Published on January 01, 2025

Tax Multiplier Formula
Definitions Managing the economy

Tax Multiplier Formula

Published on December 21, 2024

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Definitions Managing the economy Global economics

Expansionary Monetary Policy

Published on December 17, 2024

The Shift to Electric Vehicles: Europe’s Strategic Challenges and Opportunities
Global economics Managing the economy

The Shift to Electric Vehicles: Europe’s Strategic Challenges and Opportunities

Published on December 15, 2024

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When consumers can make more small transactions instead of single large transactions, they tend to spend more money overall.

Microtransactions and the Psychology of Spending

Psychology helps explain why consumers are likely to spend more money in total when they can make many small transactions instead of fewer large transactions. Why is this the case, and what can consumers do to limit overspending?...
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