Tuesday's Assorted Links

Electronic price tags, cable television, educating billionaires, hidden home expenses, and movie theaters

Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:

1. Walmart will add electronic shelf labels to more than 2,000 stores by 2026, cutting the time it takes for workers to change prices from two days to a few minutes [Retail Dive]

2. A data-driven exploration of the rapid decline of legacy television [Stat Significant by

   Daniel Parris
   ]

3. Nearly a fifth of billionaires went to just 5 colleges [Quartz]

4. A typical single-family home in the US now costs over $18,000 per year in “hidden expenses” [Bankrate]

5. Sony Pictures became the first movie studio to own a theater chain in 75 years [The Hollywood Reporter]

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Imagine a sunny day at the ballpark, standing in line for your favorite snack: nachos. But have you ever wondered why those cheesy, jalapeño-topped nachos are on every menu? Meet Ricos, the company that's dominated the stadium nacho market. Learn how this small family business turned stadium nachos into an iconic game-day treat using economics:

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