The Latest News Articles:

Intro to Economics: There's a $1 million prize and big names for 2025 US Open mixed doubles. Why are some people upset? | AP News
Aug. 18, 2025
Yes, everyone (including top tennis stars) respond to incentives. And those who miss out are predictably upset.

Intro to Econ: $83 Billion Wasted: Showing Up At The Airport 3 Hours Before Your Flight Is A System Failure No One’s Trying To Fix | View from the Wing
July 30, 2025
The collective opportunity cost of arriving to the airport 3 hours early is a whopping $83 billion, the equivalent of 3 years of NASA’s annual budget. Time is a valuable resource.

Costs of Production: Ford throws out Henry Ford's assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America | TechCrunch
Aug. 11, 2025
Ford is revamping the assembly line as it looks to speed up EV production and lower costs. Can the new assembly tree reinvigorate Ford as much as its predecessor?

Labor Markets and Unemployment: At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race | Ars Technica
Aug. 1, 2025
Historical comparisons show the dramatic divergence between the anticipated MPL of AI talent today and the brightest minds of the past–developers of the atomic bomb, transistor, and even the moon landing.

Monopoly: ‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey | USA TODAY
Aug. 1, 2025
Control the ice, and you control every youth league in the Dallas area.

Classics:

Intro to Economics: Reminder: Whenever you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to something else. | Ideas.TED.com
September 28, 2021
Hopping on a zoom call means not hopping on the bike, staying up late means not having a productive morning… A great illustration of opportunity cost and trade-offs.

Supply and Demand: Inflation has reached the North Pole as a Santa shortage looms | NPR
December 13, 2022
The demand for Santa is higher in 2022 compared to before Covid-19. There is a shortage of Santas. What are the reasons? Is there a solution?

Inflation: Beyoncé Caused Inflation? ‘Renaissance’ Tour May Have Boosted Sweden’s Costs, Economist Says | Forbes
June 14, 2023
Just one single lady with a ring on it doing her own little thing brought up Sweden’s inflation rate by 0.2%. Prefer video? Check out this CBS news segment.

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The Latest News Articles:

Intro to Economics: There's a $1 million prize and big names for 2025 US Open mixed doubles. Why are some people upset? | AP News
Aug. 18, 2025
Yes, everyone (including top tennis stars) respond to incentives. And those who miss out are predictably upset.

Intro to Econ: $83 Billion Wasted: Showing Up At The Airport 3 Hours Before Your Flight Is A System Failure No One’s Trying To Fix | View from the Wing
July 30, 2025
The collective opportunity cost of arriving to the airport 3 hours early is a whopping $83 billion, the equivalent of 3 years of NASA’s annual budget. Time is a valuable resource.

Costs of Production: Ford throws out Henry Ford's assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America | TechCrunch
Aug. 11, 2025
Ford is revamping the assembly line as it looks to speed up EV production and lower costs. Can the new assembly tree reinvigorate Ford as much as its predecessor?

Labor Markets and Unemployment: At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race | Ars Technica
Aug. 1, 2025
Historical comparisons show the dramatic divergence between the anticipated MPL of AI talent today and the brightest minds of the past–developers of the atomic bomb, transistor, and even the moon landing.

Monopoly: ‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey | USA TODAY
Aug. 1, 2025
Control the ice, and you control every youth league in the Dallas area.

Classics:

Intro to Economics: Reminder: Whenever you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to something else. | Ideas.TED.com
September 28, 2021
Hopping on a zoom call means not hopping on the bike, staying up late means not having a productive morning… A great illustration of opportunity cost and trade-offs.

Supply and Demand: Inflation has reached the North Pole as a Santa shortage looms | NPR
December 13, 2022
The demand for Santa is higher in 2022 compared to before Covid-19. There is a shortage of Santas. What are the reasons? Is there a solution?

Inflation: Beyoncé Caused Inflation? ‘Renaissance’ Tour May Have Boosted Sweden’s Costs, Economist Says | Forbes
June 14, 2023
Just one single lady with a ring on it doing her own little thing brought up Sweden’s inflation rate by 0.2%. Prefer video? Check out this CBS news segment.

Hello Adam Smith, 

Welcome to this week's installment of MRU’s Econ in the News, where we share the top real-world examples of economic concepts in the news!

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