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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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Black Thursday
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Black Thursday

Published on January 16, 2025

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

Published on January 12, 2025

Production Possibility Curve (PPC)
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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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Global economics

Global Trade in the Age of Deglobalization - Is the World Turning Inward?

Published on January 07, 2025

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Behavioural economics

The Behavioral Economics of Everyday Choices: Why We Spend, Save, and Splurge

Published on January 07, 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

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The Gig Economy Revolution: Freedom or Precarity?

Published on December 29, 2024

Tax Multiplier Formula
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Tax Multiplier Formula

Published on December 21, 2024

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Theory of Absolute Advantage

Published on December 18, 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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