Microeconomics

• The Dangerous Power of Prediction Markets By Kyla Scanlon, The New York Times, Jan. 23, 2026
• Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions. By Benjamin Wallace, The New York Times, Jan. 22, 2026
• All Bets Are On: The Rise of Prediction Markets By David Yaffe-Bellany, The New York Times, Jan. 19, 2026
• Polymarket CEO says his prediction market is "the most accurate thing we have as mankind right now." 60 Minutes, YouTube, November 30, 2025
• Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. By James Robinson and Binyamin Appelbaum, The New York Times, Nov. 28, 2025
• Why ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Strikes a Nerve By Lora Kelley, The New York Times, November 21, 2025
• A Price Just for You, Specifically By Danielle Kaye, The New York Times, July 26, 2025
• The Economics of DIY By Roland Fryer, The Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2025
• Robert Axelrod: Why Being Nice, Forgiving, and Provokable are the Best Strategies for Life | Ep 47 Freakonomics Radio Network, January 4, 2023 [Robert Axelrod interviewed by Steven Levitt about the repeated prisoners' dilemma and Axelrod's tournament.]
• Donald Shoup, a Parking Guru Who Reshaped the Urban Landscape, Dies at 86  By Jon Mooallem, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 19, 2025 [An economist at UCLA, Shoup said free parking carries a high cost, which is borne by everybody]
• The Wild Economics Behind Ferrari’s Domination of the Luxury Car Market By Stephen Wilmot, The Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2025
• ‘End of the people’s airline’: Southwest abandons open seating after 53 years By Lori Aratani and Hannah Sampson, The Washington Post, July 25, 2024 [The pull of price discrimination.]
  
• Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. By Shannon Osaka, The Washington Post, April 22, 2024
  
• For older women with money, it’s yes to love but ‘I don’t’ to marriage A new generation of women are rejecting matrimony for financial independence  By Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post, January 16, 2024
  
• France has too much wine. It’s paying millions to destroy the leftovers. By Caroline Anders, August 26, 2023
  
• Pittsburghers rush to Sheetz to take advantage of $1.776 gallon gas CBS Pittsburgh, YouTube, July 4, 2023
  
• How to avoid energy rationing The Economist, August 25, 2022
  
• Why Are C.E.O.s Suddenly Obsessed With ‘Elasticity’? By Jason Karaian and Veronica Majerol, The New York Times, Aug. 19, 2022
  
• Baby Formula Shortage Has an Aggravating Factor: Few Producers By Julie Creswell and Madeleine Ngo, The New York Times, May 20, 2022
  
• How Europeans Are Responding to Exorbitant Gas and Power Bills By Melissa Eddy and Liz Alderman, The New York Times, Feb. 22, 2022
  
• C.E.O.s Are Qualified to Make Profits, Not Lead Society By N. Gregory Mankiw, The New York Times, July 24, 2020
  
• ‘Extreme Economies’ Review: Let’s Make a Deal  By William Easterly, The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2020 [Review of "Extreme Economies" by Richard Davies.]
• Never Mind the Internet. Here’s What’s Killing Malls. By Austan Goolsbee, The New York Times, Feb. 14, 2020