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The high costs of data centers has limited the expansion of AI for now, creating an oligopoly market.

Compute Constraints and the New Economics of Scarcity in AI

AI is here and creating wonders, but it's not expanding as rapidly as many first predicted. The reason is significant cost and supply constraints, limiting AI data centers to only a handful of large firms. What are the economic implications of this AI bottleneck?...
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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

A digital graph displaying an upward trend with orange lines and bars against a blurred blue background, symbolizing growth in data.

AI Investments Surge: Chipmakers’ Capitalization Jumps $200 Billion

Published on October 30, 2025

A vibrant, colorful digital wave background with text overlay reading "A Micro Model for Paid YouTube Promotion.

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

Published on October 28, 2025

Blockchain technology allows for the permanent record of ownership of a digital asset.

The Economics of NFT Scarcity and Digital Ownership

Published on October 24, 2025

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We all have the same 24 hours in a day, meaning our attention is a valuable asset to advertisers!

Attention Markets and the Economics of Time Scarcity

Firms have only limited human attention spans to advertise to, creating attention markets that lead to rising advertising costs. As platforms capture more consumers' attention, what are the economic effects of potential monopolies on this attention?...
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