sc May 9 First Mover Advantage & PopTarts Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts. We’ve all had them. They are a huge staple in the breakfast market. Who hasn’t “popped” one in the toaster on...
sc Feb 17 Driving Demand and Saving Soda It’s hard for me to go anywhere now without thinking about what I could write a blog post on. Take my trip to Waco a few weeks ago. I...
sc Nov 22, 2020 Raisin Bran was Once a Monopoly (Bran Muffins) Raisin bran is one of my favorite cereals. I love the sugar on the bran with the chewiness of the raisins. Specifically, I love...
sc Sep 2, 2020 The Colorful Fight between Margarine and Butter When I set out to write a post on margarine versus butter, I had no idea it would lead to such a fun discovery. Turns out there has been...
sc Jun 27, 2020 Collusion in the Milk Market + Tres Leches Cake Just a couple of weeks ago, the chicken industry was charged with price fixing. According to the charges, executives were texting each...
sc Apr 5, 2020 COVID-19; Flour, Yeast, and Milk; Elasticity of Supply It’s April 4th, 2020 and governments across the country and the world are telling their citizens to stay home and not to congregate in...
sc Jan 10, 2020 S'Mores Pie, Marshmallows, & an Explanation of Short- and Long-Run Firm Decisions About midway through the semester of a microeconomics class, we start talking about “long-run” and “short-run” decision making. This...
sc Dec 28, 2019 Greek feta, Government Protections, and Cheese Pie ************** Me to Lauren upon our arrival in Athens: “I’m excited about the food! Especially the Greek Salads.” Lauren: “Ugh. But I...
sc Nov 3, 2019 Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, and Cake & Brownie Mixes I bet you have seen (or at least heard) the Pillsbury doughboy. According to the Pillsbury website “[t]he Pillsbury Doughboy was “born”...
sc Sep 20, 2019 Monopolistic Competition and Peanut Butter Cookies (GF) I’m a Peter Pan fan. Yes, the story is good, but I’m talking about the peanut butter brand Peter Pan. That’s what I grew up eating and...
