Tuesday's Assorted Links
Worst-paying majors, avoiding tariffs, movie tariffs, tuition, and urban vegetation
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contain some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
The 10 worst-paying college majors, 5 years after graduation [CNBC]
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs [The Japan Times]
Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies [Axios]
Here’s how colleges know how much students are willing to pay [The New York Times]
More than a third of all heat-related deaths in the world from 2000 to 2019 could’ve been avoided with more vegetation in urban zones [Phys Org]
Could 100 humans beat a single gorilla in a fight? The internet is having fun with that question, but economists have a better question to consider: Could they coordinate? This week’s newsletter digs into the debate through the lens of collective action problems.
Why 100 Humans Probably Can’t Beat a Gorilla
Over the past week, a strange hypothetical has again taken over social media. The setup: Could 100 unarmed humans defeat a single silverback gorilla in a fight?
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