Tuesday's Assorted Links
Online shopping, Ticketmaster, college seniors, Target prices, and NYC tourists
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
Online shopping is higher in places where work-from-home jobs are common [The Wall Street Journal]
Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans [Associated Press | Previous MME Coverage]
It’s harder to secure an entry-level role at prestigious firms in the US, leaving college seniors scrambling [Bloomberg]
Target has announced price cuts on 1,500 popular purchases to win back wary spenders [GroceryDive]
There were 62.2 million visitors to NYC last year who generated a record $4.9 billion in tax revenue for the city [Yahoo! Finance]
A recent survey revealed a significant disconnect between economic indicators and public sentiment. Despite the S&P 500 rising and GDP growth, many Americans believe we're in a recession. Why is there such a disconnect between economic data and public sentiment?
The Disconnect in Our Economic Reality
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