Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that weddings are technically economics.

Mentioned:

• “'Memories Fade, Bills Don't': Wedding Debt Survey Reveals Remorse” by Erika Giovanetti
• “The Wedding Fix Is In” by Catherine Rampell
• “Diamonds Aren’t Rare. Why Are They So in Demand?” by Amanda Mull
• “Continuity and Change in the International Diamond Market” by Debora L. Spar
• “Rings and Promises” by Margaret F. Brinig
• “The Economic Lives of the Poor” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
• “The Joyless Economy: The Psychology of Human Satisfaction” by Tibor Scitovsky
• “Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that The Olympics are technically economics.

Mentioned:

• Going for Gold: The Economics of the Olympics

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that orcas (killer whales) are technically economics. Special thanks to Andres and Lexi for ideas for this episode.

Mentioned:

• “International Trade, Noise Pollution, and Killer Whales” by M. Scott Taylor and Fruzsina Mayer
• “What Is Wave Washing: How Killer Whales Hunt Seals” Nature on PBS
• “Why Are Orcas Called Killer Whales?” Britannica
• “The vocalizations of an Orca” Reddit
• “Consuming Values” by Jacob Conway
• “Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?” by Sascha Pare
• “Whales Have Attacked Plenty of Boats Before. This Time Is Different” by Anna Guasco
• “Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht With Family of Five Off Portugal" the Maritime Executive

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that instant ramen is technically economics.

Special thanks to Conner and Sophia for suggestions on this topic.

Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com

Mentioned:

• "A Contribution to the New Theory of Demand: A Rehabilitation of the Giffen Good" by Richard G. Lipsey and Gideon Rosenbluth
• "Ramen Politics: Informal Money and Logics of Resistance in the Contemporary American Prison" by Michael Gibson-Light
• “Momofuku Ando, a Young Man Brimming with Entrepreneurial Spirit” from the Nissin Foods website

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that Christmas Trees are technically economics.

Mentioned:

• “Merchants of Joy” on PrimeVideo
• “Why are Vickery Auctions Rare?” by Michael H. Rothkopf, Thomas J. Teisberg, and Edward P. Kahn
• “Artificial Christmas Trees Face Real Headwinds” an interview on Bloomberg with National Tree Company CEO Chris Butler
• “Why are more and more Americans buying fake Christmas trees?” by Courtney Vinopal
• “The Economics of Christmas Trees” by Zachary Crockett

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that crop tops are technically economics.

Special thanks to Emily for suggesting this topic.

Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.

Mentioned:

• Clothing Rationing During WWII, Library of Congress Blogs
• The First Crop Top, ShunVogue
• The Trend Forecast, 99% Invisible
• “Bright Pink”, WGSN
• Why colour forecasting is critical to product success, WGSN
• Bandwagon and Underdog Effects and the Possibility of Election Prediction, by Herb Simon

Intro Music:@afterdinnersig

Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that dating apps are technically economics.

Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com

Mentioned:

• “Who Solved the Secretary Problem” by Thomas S. Ferguson
• “Tinder Experiments II” on Medium
• “What's The Biggest Challenge Men Face On Dating Apps?” by Aviv Goldgeier (Hinge blog post archived by the Wayback Machine)
• “Who Marries Whom?” by Benjamin Goldman, Jamie Gracie, and Sonya Porter
• “The Strength of Absent Ties: Social Integration via Online Dating” by Josue Ortega and Philipp Hergovich
• “Couples who meet online are more diverse than those who meet in other ways, largely because they’re younger” by Anna Brown

Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that waiting in line is technically economics.

Special thanks to Anthony for suggesting this topic.

Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com.

Mentioned:

• “Naive Herding in Information-Rich Settings” by Erik Eyster and Matthew Rabin

Intro Music:@afterdinnersig