Economics
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Trailer parks have a seedy reputation. But for more and more Americans, they're a source of affordable housing.
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For a few glorious years, 1-900 numbers gave us a taste of the Internet to come—and made a lot of people rich.
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Join speakers from Andreessen Horowitz, Thumbtack, Medium, Slack, REDEF, Digg and more at Priceonomics Content Conference.
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What do the TV shows Firefly, Twin Peaks, and Freaks and Geeks all have in common?
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Brides used to simply wear their best dress. But during World War II, marketers harnessed wartime propaganda and research to create the wedding dress industry.
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Why are transgender men and women so much more likely to serve?
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What happens when you A/B test titles or articles? Let's review five months of Priceonomics data.
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Auto-Tune — one of modern history’s most reviled inventions — was an act of mathematical genius.
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Taco Tuesday is an American institution. But one fast food chain says every bar and taqueria with a Taco Tuesday special is infringing on its intellectual property.
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Shakespeare is the most important writer in the history of the English language. Which play is his seminal work?
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How the ultimate stickler for correlation vs causation got tobacco wrong.
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On every article of ours, you can now see the traffic, social sharing, and press mentions. Powered by Priceonomics Content Tracker.
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American politicians have made solar energy a partisan issue. But Americans buying solar panels are much more pragmatic.
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The organizations willing to spend $20,000-$200,000 to hear a luminary speak include Wall Street banks, summer camp executives, and national associations of bakers.
