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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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Inequality and poverty - policies
Managing the economy

Inequality and poverty - policies

Published on January 29, 2020

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Phillips_curve_latest

Published on January 29, 2020

Policy instruments
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Policy instruments

Published on January 29, 2020

Measuring inflation
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Measuring inflation

Published on January 29, 2020

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Balance_of_payments_answer

Published on January 29, 2020

The shape of the AD curve
Managing the economy

The shape of the AD curve

Published on January 29, 2020

Unemployment
Managing the economy

Unemployment

Published on January 29, 2020

Managing the economy

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Published on January 29, 2020

Marginal Propensity to Consume
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Marginal Propensity to Consume

Published on January 28, 2020

Balance of Payments Problems and Policies
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Balance of Payments Problems and Policies

Published on January 27, 2020

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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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