Tuesday's Assorted Links

Toy delays, candy canes, suicide hotline, Starbucks unions, and a pilot shortage

The equimarginal principle is one of my favorites at the end of the semester. I was grocery shopping recently and noticed this exchange in the spice aisle. While fresh ginger may be better (and cheaper) than the paste, the headache of preparing it for your dish may not be worth it. The happiness per dollar (for someone) is higher for the tube of ginger paste!

Hello everyone!

Christmas is coming up this week and there’s still time to get your loved ones a digital version of my book or a gift subscription to Monday Morning Economist. You can always treat yourself as well :

Okay, here are 5 stories that I thought you may also find really interesting:

1. Toymakers are stressing out over the supply chain issues facing Christmas

2. Add candy canes to your list of shortages this holiday season

3. A study finds that Logic’s song ‘1-800-273-8255’ may have prevented hundreds of suicides in the US. (Here’s a link to the original study)

4. Starbucks workers in Buffalo successfully filed for unionization rights, and now two Boston cafes are looking to join them

5. American Airlines is having problems finding qualified pilots, and some pilots don’t think this shortage is ending soon

Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read and interact with this newsletter. If something stood out, feel free to leave a comment or share this article with others:

Happy holidays, y’all! Enjoy the last few days of 2021 while you still can.

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Here’s a look at yesterday’s post on the soaring price of coffee beans over the past year. Three different factors have led to price increases: increased transportation cost, increased demand, and a decrease in supply:

A Costlier Cup of Coffee Coming Soon ☕️