Mathematical references
Visualization of profit maximization in perfect competition
- Wolfram Mathematics
Visualization of monopoly
- Wolfram Mathematics
- Wolfram Mathematics
Visualization of monopoly
- Wolfram Mathematics
Videos and Blogs
EconMovies
- ACDC Leadership on YouTube
- ACDC Leadership on YouTube
Application of microeconomic theory
Council members open to minimum wage increase for city workers (San Antonio)
- Rivard Report, September 2017
- Topic: Price controls
An economics theory developed in 1817 can help you cut your to-do list in half
- Topic: Comparative advantage
20 states accuse generic drug companies of price fixing
- The New York Times, December 2016
- Topic: Market power, collusion
Many U.S. businesses struggle to find Mexican workers
- November 2016
- Topic: Labor
Cocainenomics
- Topic: Cartel (Oligopoly)
An introduction to the idea of elasticity in Poker
- October 2016
- Topic: Elasticity
Why beef prices will keep getting cheaper in 2016
- Time, September 2016
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
The fascinating economics of Uber drivers- The Laffer Curve and when and where we should regulate
- Forbes, September 2016
- Topic: Labor supply, Substitution and income effects
Do we need $75,000 a year to be happy?
- Time, September 2010
- Topic: Utility
East Coast faces gas shortages, price hikes after pipeline leak
- CNN, September 2016
- Topic: Application of negative supply shock (supply/demand)
Wheat, one of the world's most important crops, is being threatened by climate change
- Washington Post, September 2016
- Topic: Application of supply shock (supply/demand)
How Uber drivers decide how long to work
- The New York Times, September 2016
- Topic: Income/substitution effects
Food price deflation cheers consumers, hurts farmers, grocers and restaurants
- The Wall Street Journal, September 2016
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Limited hours limiting growth?
- Laramie Boomerang, August 2016
- Topic: Scarcity; growth
Cotton Subsidies: The gift that keeps on giving
- The Times and Democrat, August 2016
- Topic: Price controls
The completely insane consumer surplus of the internet
- Blog post, November 2015
- Topic: Consumer surplus; welfare
Farmers turn to soybeans as corn prices plummet
- The Columbus Dispatch, February 2015
- Topic: Substitution in supply/demand
Valentine's Day chocolate will cost more this year, as cocoa prices rise
- NY Times, February 2015
- Topic: Equilibrium impacts in supply/demand
Shake-up at Mattel as Barbie loses her appeal
- NY Times, January 2015
- Topic: Application of supply and demand
Oil prices: What's behind the drop? Simple economics
- NY Times, January 2015
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Obama's 'free' community college plan to make four-year degrees more expensive
- EAGnews.org, January 2015
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Dear Economist, I need a date
- NPR Planet Money, January 2014
The sloth effect
- NY Times, November 2013
- Topic: Application of labor supply curves
What do we know about the substitution effect in transnational terrorism?
- Walter Enders and Todd Sandler, April 2002
- Topic: Application of income and substitution effects
Same Job, Same Wage?
- Freakonomics Blog, July 2013
Not doing better than our parents and loving it!
- THE ÜMLAUT, May 2013
Diminishing returns to attractiveness?
- The Economist, April 2013
Reduce inequality by increasing the number of school days
- Economic Logic Blog, March 2013
This is a great blog for interesting economic applications.
Barbie dolls and price discrimination
- The Economist, March 2013
"It's not you, it's the dishes" blog
- A very funny and real-life application of economics (e.g. love, relationships, housework). There are numerous
"categories" on the right side of the webpage.
Sweet times for cows as gummy worms replace costly corn feed
- Yahoo news, September 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
It's No Yolk: Mexicans Cope With Egg Shortage, Price Spikes
- NPR, September 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Virtual Spring: Digital-payment services are multiplying in the Middle East
- The Economist, September 2012
Drought to raise family grocery bill by $7
- Pork Network, September 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Shortage Scrambles Eastern Europe's Egg Hunt
- Wall Street Journal, April 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Minimum alcohol price planned for England and Wales
- BBC, March 2012
- Topic: Price controls
Ivory Coast stirs the cocoa
- Wall Street Journal, February 2012
Do Green Markets Actually Lead To Improvements In Environmental Quality?
- ScienceDaily, September 2006
Money Illusion And The Market
- ScienceDaily, August 2007
How Elasticity Affects The Market For Illegal Goods
- ScienceDaily, January 2006
- Topic: Elasticity
Immigration Can Lower Prices Of Consumer Products
- ScienceDaily, August 2007
- Topic: Growth; Application of supply/demand
- Rivard Report, September 2017
- Topic: Price controls
An economics theory developed in 1817 can help you cut your to-do list in half
- Topic: Comparative advantage
20 states accuse generic drug companies of price fixing
- The New York Times, December 2016
- Topic: Market power, collusion
Many U.S. businesses struggle to find Mexican workers
- November 2016
- Topic: Labor
Cocainenomics
- Topic: Cartel (Oligopoly)
An introduction to the idea of elasticity in Poker
- October 2016
- Topic: Elasticity
Why beef prices will keep getting cheaper in 2016
- Time, September 2016
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
The fascinating economics of Uber drivers- The Laffer Curve and when and where we should regulate
- Forbes, September 2016
- Topic: Labor supply, Substitution and income effects
Do we need $75,000 a year to be happy?
- Time, September 2010
- Topic: Utility
East Coast faces gas shortages, price hikes after pipeline leak
- CNN, September 2016
- Topic: Application of negative supply shock (supply/demand)
Wheat, one of the world's most important crops, is being threatened by climate change
- Washington Post, September 2016
- Topic: Application of supply shock (supply/demand)
How Uber drivers decide how long to work
- The New York Times, September 2016
- Topic: Income/substitution effects
Food price deflation cheers consumers, hurts farmers, grocers and restaurants
- The Wall Street Journal, September 2016
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Limited hours limiting growth?
- Laramie Boomerang, August 2016
- Topic: Scarcity; growth
Cotton Subsidies: The gift that keeps on giving
- The Times and Democrat, August 2016
- Topic: Price controls
The completely insane consumer surplus of the internet
- Blog post, November 2015
- Topic: Consumer surplus; welfare
Farmers turn to soybeans as corn prices plummet
- The Columbus Dispatch, February 2015
- Topic: Substitution in supply/demand
Valentine's Day chocolate will cost more this year, as cocoa prices rise
- NY Times, February 2015
- Topic: Equilibrium impacts in supply/demand
Shake-up at Mattel as Barbie loses her appeal
- NY Times, January 2015
- Topic: Application of supply and demand
Oil prices: What's behind the drop? Simple economics
- NY Times, January 2015
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Obama's 'free' community college plan to make four-year degrees more expensive
- EAGnews.org, January 2015
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Dear Economist, I need a date
- NPR Planet Money, January 2014
The sloth effect
- NY Times, November 2013
- Topic: Application of labor supply curves
What do we know about the substitution effect in transnational terrorism?
- Walter Enders and Todd Sandler, April 2002
- Topic: Application of income and substitution effects
Same Job, Same Wage?
- Freakonomics Blog, July 2013
Not doing better than our parents and loving it!
- THE ÜMLAUT, May 2013
Diminishing returns to attractiveness?
- The Economist, April 2013
Reduce inequality by increasing the number of school days
- Economic Logic Blog, March 2013
This is a great blog for interesting economic applications.
Barbie dolls and price discrimination
- The Economist, March 2013
"It's not you, it's the dishes" blog
- A very funny and real-life application of economics (e.g. love, relationships, housework). There are numerous
"categories" on the right side of the webpage.
Sweet times for cows as gummy worms replace costly corn feed
- Yahoo news, September 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
It's No Yolk: Mexicans Cope With Egg Shortage, Price Spikes
- NPR, September 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Virtual Spring: Digital-payment services are multiplying in the Middle East
- The Economist, September 2012
Drought to raise family grocery bill by $7
- Pork Network, September 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Shortage Scrambles Eastern Europe's Egg Hunt
- Wall Street Journal, April 2012
- Topic: Application of supply/demand
Minimum alcohol price planned for England and Wales
- BBC, March 2012
- Topic: Price controls
Ivory Coast stirs the cocoa
- Wall Street Journal, February 2012
Do Green Markets Actually Lead To Improvements In Environmental Quality?
- ScienceDaily, September 2006
Money Illusion And The Market
- ScienceDaily, August 2007
How Elasticity Affects The Market For Illegal Goods
- ScienceDaily, January 2006
- Topic: Elasticity
Immigration Can Lower Prices Of Consumer Products
- ScienceDaily, August 2007
- Topic: Growth; Application of supply/demand