Market Design

I post market design related news and items about repugnant markets. See my Stanford profile. I have a forthcoming book : Moral Economics The subtitle is "From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work."

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

The market for fresh turkeys

Frozen turkeys can be produced year round, but fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving all need to be brought to maturity at around the same time. T...

Friday, April 17, 2009

Plug-in hybrid cars, and the retail market for electricity

The news is full of plug-in hybrid cars, i.e. cars with both an electric and a gasoline powered motor, which can be recharged overnight from...

Friday, October 31, 2008

Market for toilets: NYC marathon

Providing Toilets for 39,000 Runners The NYC marathon is a peak load event: "Gathering and placing 2,250 portable toilets for a one-day...

Friday, September 19, 2008

Congestion in the market for parking spaces

The NY Times has a story called The Year of the Parking Space that touches on many parking related developments in NY. The most interesting ...

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