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Peacocks PBR prices

Recently, I went to the Peacock downtown with a few friends and found there was a price increase for their signature $1 Pabst Blue Ribbion (PBR) beverage to a $1.50. A 50% mark up seemed a little ridiculous to us, … Continue reading

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Why are students not getting jobs in their major and what can be done to prevent this?

“What do you want to be when you grow-up?” is the question that every single person on the planet has been asked at least a thousand times. To this day, I still don’t even know and I am about to … Continue reading

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Why do movie theaters charge 4 dollars for a soda?

Why do movie theaters charge 4 dollars for a soda which I can purchase at McDonald’s or a gas station for about 99 cents? That movie theater popcorn and soda prices are so “outrageous” used to really annoy me. Surely … Continue reading

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Why do Smartphones Come With so Many Features if the Majority are Not Used?

According to a recent study on smartphones, nearly 50% of smartphone users do not use their phones to their full potential. The study found that 40% of users do not use their phone to access the internet and 51% of … Continue reading

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Why does a refrigerator have a light on the inside, but not a freezer?

For the producers, there is an extra cost for installing a light into each side of the fridge. It is a fixed cost, since there is no extra cost for the light turning on no matter how many times you … Continue reading

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Hardcover Price Discrimination

As an ardent book lover, I spend a good deal of my free time roaming around bookstores. As a kid with a propensity to finish a book a day, and who planned out book releases a year in advance, the … Continue reading

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Welcome to the ECON 439 – Public Policy Analysis Blog!

Hello everyone, this is the place you will be doing a lot of your writing for the class both in the main post section and in the comments to posts.  I like the blog format as it feels less formal … Continue reading

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