Tuesday's Assorted Links
Dream economy, labor market discrimination, brain science, AI graders, and stadium names
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
Choose your dream economy, and see how it compares to reality [The Washington Post]
Economists sent 80,000 résumés to 10,000 jobs to measure how large firms discriminate against different applicants [The New York Times | Original Study]
Understanding brain science can help you teach economics [Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Podcast]
The Texas Education Agency is testing out AI exam graders to save $15-$20 million annually if they were to hire 2,000 fewer human graders [The Verge]
A history of the American economy through 50 years of stadium names [Sherwood News]
As Caitlin Clark transitions from a record-breaking college career to potentially becoming the WNBA's top pick, her impact stretches beyond electrifying gameplay. Recent discussions have looked at the economic influence she's had in Iowa City, rumored to be as much as $82.5 million. Yet, as amazing as these figures appear, they invite a closer look into the complexities of economic impact assessments in sports.
Caitlin Clark Did Not Add Millions to the Iowa City Economy
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