Tuesday's Assorted Links
Newsletters, iPods, Anthropic Economic Index, Olympic outcomes, and the toothy fairy
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
Three-in-ten Americans get their news from email newsletters at least some of the time [Pew Research Center]
As schools increasingly ban internet-connected devices in the classroom, some students are turning to iPods and cassette players [The New York Times | Archive]
The Anthropic Economic Index reveals the shape of AI adoption across the world [Anthropic]
How national income can split teams at the Winter Olympics [Reuters]
The tooth fairy is back in growth mode, with payouts up 17% [Axios]
What happens when staying home suddenly costs $30 an hour? That’s what New York City showed during last week’s snowstorm, when higher wages brought workers out to clear sidewalks. This week’s story highlights a simple but powerful idea: people respond to incentives.
When Staying Home Costs $30 an Hour
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