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Digital Payments and the Vanishing Role of Cash

Digital Payments and the Vanishing Role of Cash

Today, most consumers rarely use cash at all and rely solely on credit cards, debit cards, or digital payment apps on their smartphones. What are the economic implications of becoming a cashless society?...
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AI is a convenient tool for getting answers in common language...but are these answers accurate?

The Economics of AI Hallucinations: Information Quality as a Market Good

Published on November 27, 2025

Digital twins and AI modeling can help companies determine exactly when maintenance should be done to maximize efficiency.

The Economics of Digital Twins and Predictive Maintenance

Published on November 27, 2025

As AI makes fake news harder to distinguish from factual information, will consumers begin paying for verified sources?

The Economics of Deepfake Detection: Trust, Verification, and Information Markets

Published on November 20, 2025

Will microcredentials come to compete with traditional four-year college degrees in the labor market?

The Rebundling of Higher Education: Platforms, Credentials, and Market Signaling

Published on November 16, 2025

Remote workers argue that they are more productive working from home, but research rarely agrees.

The Productivity Paradox of Remote Work

Published on November 10, 2025

The Sharing Economy’s Hidden Costs: From Access to Precarity

The Sharing Economy’s Hidden Costs: From Access to Precarity

Published on November 08, 2025

This influencer may be popular today, but this popularity will fade quickly due to the economic law of diminishing marginal returns.

The Economics of Creator Burnout: When Attention Becomes a Depleting Resource

Published on November 07, 2025

Want to rent a house for a weekend getaway?  Customers get convenience, but there are risks!

The Sharing Economy’s Hidden Costs: From Access to Precarity

Published on November 07, 2025

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AI Investments Surge: Chipmakers’ Capitalization Jumps $200 Billion

Published on October 30, 2025

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The ROI of Attention: A Micro Model for Paid YouTube Promotion

Published on October 28, 2025

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Can customer reviews on Google, Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other sites replace the need for some government regulations?

Platform Ratings as Informal Regulation

Today, consumers can get tremendous volumes of information about the products they want to buy, thanks to online reviews. Could customer reviews reduce the need for government regulation? What are the economic effects of the myriad of online reviews out there for every good and service?...
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