Firms and markets I

Readings due before class on Monday, February 25, 2019

Required

• Introduction and 7.1-7.6 in Economy, Society, and Public PolicyThe CORE Team, Economy, Society, and Public Policy, 2019, https://www.core-econ.org/espp/.
  
  
• Freakonomics Radio, “Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream,” September 7, 2016
• Ted Gaubert, “How AI Learns What You’re Willing to Pay,”
• Steve Sexton, “The Inefficiency of Local Food”, Freakonomics Blog, November 14, 2011
• John Gruber’s summary of “Apple’s Risky Balancing Act with the Next iPhone,”, Daring Fireball, July 17, 2017
• Planet Money, “Google Is Big. Is That Bad?,” Episode 787, August 4, 2017
• Freakonomics Radio, “Is the Internet Being Ruined?,” July 13, 2016