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Technically EconomicsCrop TopsCassidy 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
2025-12-0848 minTechnically EconomicsDating AppsDominic tries to convince Cassidy that dating apps are technically economics.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.comMentioned:“Who Solved the Secretary Problem” by Thomas S. Ferguson“Tinder Experiments II” on Medium“What's The Biggest Challenge Men Face On Dating Apps?” by Aviv Goldgeier (Hinge blog post archived by the Wayback Machine)“Who Marries Whom?” by Benjamin Goldman, Jamie Gracie, and Sonya Porter“The Strength of Absent Ties: Social Integration via Online Dating” by Josue Ortega and Philipp Hergovich“Couples who meet online are more diverse than those who meet in other ways, largely because...
2025-11-1759 minTechnically EconomicsWaiting in LineCassidy tries to convince Dominic that waiting in line is technically economics. Special thanks to Anthony for suggesting this topic.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Mentioned:“Naive Herding in Information-Rich Settings” by Erik Eyster and Matthew RabinIntro Music:@afterdinnersig
2025-11-0355 min
Technically EconomicsApplesDominic tries to convince Cassidy that apples are technically economics.Follow us on Instagram at @TechnicallyEconomics. Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Special thanks to Claire for consulting on this episode, and to Conrad for the topic idea.Mentioned:“The Business of Apples and the Cosmic Crisp Story with West Mathison, President & CEO of Stemilt” by The Modern Acre Podcast“The golden age of apples: How the fruit went from drab to delicious” by Deepa Fernandes, Samantha Raphelson, and Allison Hagan“How One Man Saved Honeycrisp Apple from Extinction” by Regenerative...
2025-10-2056 minTechnically EconomicsFortniteCassidy tries to convince Dominic that Fortnite is technically economics.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Mentioned:“Suspense and Surprise” by Jeffrey Ely, Alexander Frankel, and Emir Kamenica“A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price” by Gary Becker“Consumer Demand with Social Influences” by El Hadi Caoui, Chiara Farronato , John J. Horton, Robert SchultzIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum --https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution
2025-10-0650 minTechnically EconomicsYouth SportsDominic tries to convince Cassidy that youth sports are technically economics.Special thanks to Karl, Coly, and Toren for consulting on this episode, and to Conrad for the topic idea.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Mentioned:“How Kids’ Sports Became a $15 Billion Industry” by Sean Gregory“Why Have We Allowed Money to Ruin Youth Sports?” by Jessica Grose“Project Play survey: Family spending on youth sports rises 46% over five years” by Jon Solomon“The Rug Rat Race” by Garey Ramey and Valerie A. Ramey“Who is Baby Gronk? Did Livvy 'rizz' him up...
2025-09-2245 minTechnically EconomicsMarble RacingCassidy tries to convince Dominic that marble racing is technically economics.Mentioned:Marble League 2019Child’s Play article on JosimarFarming Sports for Bets on BellingcatIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum --https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
2025-09-0852 min
Technically EconomicsGroup ChatsDominic tries to convince Cassidy that group chats are technically economics.Special thanks to Coly and Toren for consulting on this episode, and to Emily for the topic idea.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Mentioned:“Non-User Utility and Market Power: The Case of Smartphones” by Leonardo Bursztyn, Rafael Jimenez-Duran, Aaron Leonard, Filip Milojevic, and Christopher Roth“Behind SVB’s collapse were a whole lot of texts on messaging groups” by Kristin SchwabIntro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative C...
2025-08-2545 min
Technically EconomicsLove IslandCassidy tries to convince Dominic that Love Island is technically economics.Special thanks to Fiona, Coly, Toren, Liz, and Scott for consulting on this episode.Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.Intro Music: Sound-logo-KOED.MP3 by Boryslaw_Kozielski -- https://freesound.org/s/246349/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Outro Music: Electronic music intro by frankum -- https://freesound.org/s/268798/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
2025-08-1147 min