Reader Sean Writes:
In the spirit of 711 day where all the loyal patrons are lavished with a free slurpee, I recall past events at other stores that utilized the same gimmick. Particularly, I remember a smoothie shop that had recently opened a month or so before offering a free smoothie promotional for the entire day. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'From The Vault'
Go Get Your Free Slurpee Today…Or Don’t, If You’re Smart?
July 11th, 2010 · 10 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Decision Making · Follow Ups · From The Vault
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From The Vault: Why I *Heart* Honest Tea…
May 4th, 2010 · 11 Comments
From The Vault
The original post is from 2008, and it still makes me smile.
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Most people that know me know that I like dorky econ jokes. I think I also like products that feature dorky econ jokes on their labels. Behold the label from my beverage of choice:
I swear that this was not on purpose- this [...]
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From The Vault: A Lesson On Economic Indicators (And Yeah, I Went There)…
September 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments
Follow Ups · From The Vault · Macroeconomics
A reader just emailed me the following:
I just came across this article and [thought]: “That would be perfect for the EDIWM website/facebook page.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/30/AR2009083002761.html?nav=hcmodule
So just in case you hadn’t seen it, I thought I would send a link to you.
(Hat tip to John Harvey.) The article is from August 31, 2009 and has the title [...]
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From The Vault: Incentives Aren’t Always About Compensation…
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
From The Vault · Incentives · Sports
(Originally published 7/18/2008. I’ve started to go through old posts to see which are worth some renewed attention, especially since I am swamped with work right now. It’s kind of interesting to see how the tone of writing, among other things, has changed over time.)
Author’s note: I’ve written previously on how a [...]
Tags: From The Vault · Incentives · Sports