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Why do some streaming platforms offer no-cost channels or packages?

Zero-Price Goods and Cross-Subsidisation in Digital Markets

Many consumers use at least one zero-price streaming platform to provide entertainment. Why do companies offer zero-cost digital entertainment? How do they make money? Will this model survive in the long run?...
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Dual Labour Market Theory and the Casualisation of Work in the Age of Micro-Jobs

Published on March 15, 2025

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Speculative Hedge or Digital Gold? Why Firms Are Exploring Bitcoin Treasury Strategies

Published on March 13, 2025

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Emotional Elasticity and Behavioral Economics: Pricing and Advertising in Divorce Legal Markets

Published on March 13, 2025

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How the Cost Structure Shapes Your Choice of a Futures Prop Program

Published on March 12, 2025

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Why Small Businesses Pay for Checklists: The Economics of Scarcity, Bounded Rationality, and the Shadow Price of Attention

Published on March 12, 2025

Thanks to rapidly-adjustable websites and apps, airlines can engage in dynamic pricing.

Price Discrimination in the Airline Industry: How Airlines Maximize Revenue Through Dynamic Pricing

Published on March 11, 2025

Despite being created to save us time, modern appliances do not seem to make us any less busy.

The Paradox of Automation: How Labor-Saving Technology Can Create More Jobs

Published on March 11, 2025

A classic debate over fair pay for labor involves governments imposing minimum wage laws.

The Minimum Wage Debate: Do Higher Wages Boost Productivity or Destroy Jobs?

Published on March 07, 2025

Grocery prices may not seem to be rising.  Is it lower costs of production, or is it shrinkflation?

Inflation and Shrinkflation: How Firms Use Hidden Price Adjustments to Navigate Economic Turbulence

Published on March 07, 2025

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Labor Market Segmentation and Internal Labor Markets: Dual Labor Market Theory in Government-Aligned University Programs

Published on March 07, 2025

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Many bosses today use "bossware" to measure and analyze the computer use of white collar workers.

Algorithmic Management and the Economics of Surveillance

Today, many white collar workers are surveilled using "bossware" to log and monitor their online work performance. What are the economic ramification of using algorithmic management and digital surveillance on office employees?...
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