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Technically Economics
Hosted by Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel · EN
Two economics PhD students, Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel, try to convince each other that all kinds of things are technically economics. From Love Island to group chats to marble racing, almost anything could be economics... but should it? New episodes every other Monday.
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Pickleball
3w ago00:48:27Tap to summarizeDominic tries to convince Cassidy that pickleball is technically economics.Mentioned:“A New Product Growth for Model Consumer Durables” by Frank M. Bass“Valuing New Goods in a Model with Complementarity: Online Newspapers” by Matthew Gentzkow“What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets” by Michael Sandel“Shattered Nerves, Sleepless Nights: Pickleball Noise Is Driving Everyone Nuts” by Andrew Keh“The economics of the tennis v pickleball contest”“SFIA report confirms over 24 million Americans playing pickleball”
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Music Festivals
Apr 2701:10:07Tap to summarizeCassidy tries to convince Dominic that music festivals are technically economics, with the help of guest Lilia Staszel.Mentioned:Bundling Information Goods: Pricing, Profits, and Efficiency (Bakos and Brynjolfsson, 1999)Ticketmaster secret scalper programA Model of Reference-Dependent Preferences (Koszegi and Rabin, 2006)
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Buffets
Apr 1300:59:41Tap to summarizeDominic tries to convince Cassidy that buffets are technically economics.Mentioned:“Yelp’s 2026 Food & Drink Trends”“Man who ate 100 plates of sushi banned from all-you-can-eat buffet” by Jaroslav Bobrowski“The Flat-Rate Pricing Paradox: Conflicting Effects of “All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Pricing” by David R Just and Brian Wansink“Paying Too Much and Being Happy About It: Existence, Causes, and Consequences of Tariff-Choice Biases” by Anja Lambrecht and Bernd Skiera“Nudge” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein“The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice” by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman“Mental Accounting and Consumer Choice” by Richard Thaler
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Birding
Mar 3000:59:44Tap to summarizeCassidy tries to convince Dominic that birding is technically economics.Mentioned:LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme BirdwatchingUS Fish and Wildlife Service report on Birding in the United StatesWeitzman 1979, the Pandora's Box problemThe Cornell Lab
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Weddings
Feb 2300:52:18Tap to summarizeDominic tries to convince Cassidy that weddings are technically economics.Mentioned:“'Memories Fade, Bills Don't': Wedding Debt Survey Reveals Remorse” by Erika Giovanetti“The Wedding Fix Is In” by Catherine Rampell“Diamonds Aren’t Rare. Why Are They So in Demand?” by Amanda Mull“Continuity and Change in the International Diamond Market” by Debora L. Spar“Rings and Promises” by Margaret F. Brinig“The Economic Lives of the Poor” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo“The Joyless Economy: The Psychology of Human Satisfaction” by Tibor Scitovsky“Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber
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Olympics
Feb 900:51:37Tap to summarizeCassidy tries to convince Dominic that The Olympics are technically economics.Mentioned:Going for Gold: The Economics of the Olympics
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Killer Whales
Jan 2600:52:36Tap to summarizeDominic tries to convince Cassidy that orcas (killer whales) are technically economics. Special thanks to Andres and Lexi for ideas for this episode.Mentioned:“International Trade, Noise Pollution, and Killer Whales” by M. Scott Taylor and Fruzsina Mayer“What Is Wave Washing: How Killer Whales Hunt Seals” Nature on PBS“Why Are Orcas Called Killer Whales?” Britannica“The vocalizations of an Orca” Reddit“Consuming Values” by Jacob Conway“Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?” by Sascha Pare“Whales Have Attacked Plenty of Boats Before. This Time Is Different” by Anna Guasco“Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht With Family of Five Off Portugal" the Maritime Executive
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Instant Ramen
Jan 1200:58:19Tap to summarizeCassidy tries to convince Dominic that instant ramen is technically economics.Special thanks to Conner and Sophia for suggestions on this topic.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.comMentioned:"A Contribution to the New Theory of Demand: A Rehabilitation of the Giffen Good" by Richard G. Lipsey and Gideon Rosenbluth"Ramen Politics: Informal Money and Logics of Resistance in the Contemporary American Prison" by Michael Gibson-Light“Momofuku Ando, a Young Man Brimming with Entrepreneurial Spirit” from the Nissin Foods website
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Christmas Trees
Dec 2200:55:24Tap to summarizeDominic tries to convince Cassidy that Christmas Trees are technically economics.Mentioned:“Merchants of Joy” on PrimeVideo“Why are Vickery Auctions Rare?” by Michael H. Rothkopf, Thomas J. Teisberg, and Edward P. Kahn“Artificial Christmas Trees Face Real Headwinds” an interview on Bloomberg with National Tree Company CEO Chris Butler“Why are more and more Americans buying fake Christmas trees?” by Courtney Vinopal“The Economics of Christmas Trees” by Zachary Crockett
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Crop Tops
Dec 800:48:46Tap to summarizeCassidy tries to convince Dominic that crop tops are technically economics. Special thanks to Emily for suggesting this topic.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Mentioned:Clothing Rationing During WWII, Library of Congress BlogsThe First Crop Top, ShunVogueThe Trend Forecast, 99% Invisible“Bright Pink”, WGSNWhy colour forecasting is critical to product success, WGSNBandwagon and Underdog Effects and the Possibility of Election Prediction, by Herb SimonIntro Music:@afterdinnersig
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