Tuesday's Assorted Links
Commercial volumes, artificial consulting, gold futures, death reports, and street parking
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
California passed a new state law that bans streaming services from airing commercials at a louder volume than the content in which they appear [Gizmodo]
Deloitte was caught using artificial intelligence in $290,000 report to help the Australian government crack down on welfare after a researcher flagged hallucinations [Fortune]
Gold futures rallied past $4,000 per ounce yesterday for the first time, likely reflecting the market’s appetite for safe haven assets amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical risks [CNBC]
Visualizing the discrepancies between the most common causes of death in the US and the causes of death that American news publications report on most [Our World in Data]
In New York, free street parking comes at a high cost [The New York Times]
Several big-name college coaches have been fired this season, and many are walking away with millions. This week’s post explains the economic logic behind buyouts, why universities agree to them, and what they reveal about risk, incentives, and accountability in college sports.
Why Fired Coaches Still Get Paid Millions
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