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Business Economics Education Technology

When consumers don’t drive the market…

September 23, 2011September 23, 20115 min read

Who are the consumers of textbooks? And how do you define a consumer? We had this discussion recently on the podcast Real Tech for Real

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consumers, eBooks, Economics, Education, etextbooks, Technology, textbooks
Business Commentary Economics Education government Health Life

Economics Dooms Health Care Reform to failure.

March 23, 20103 min read

In the last post I wrote about the perversions of incentives that cause the problems in the health care system.  Let me point out that

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Economics, HCR, Health Care, Supply and Demand
Business Commentary Economics Education

iPad Demands…

March 17, 20102 min read

Writing as an academic, I desperately want to get my hands on (the demand data for) the iPad.  Specifically,  I wonder about the “pre-order” demands that have

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apple, demand, Economics, iPad, psychology
Economics

AT & T to offer Incentives? Or is it punishment?

December 10, 2009August 26, 20102 min read

I was struck yesterday by the word choice that was presented when AT&T’s executive announced that they are “considering incentives to get consumers to reduce

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AT&T, Cellphone, Droid, Economics, iPhone, pricing
Business Economics

Steve Jobs–iPhone is too pricey!

June 9, 20082 min read

I would say I feel vindicated. I mean, after all I had been ranting that the iPhone was overpriced.  But then, as you may recall,

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Economics, iPhone, temporal price discrimination

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