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Economic forces influence all aspects of our daily lives, from where we work, how much we pay in taxes, even who we date. Tune in for insights on how to think about these forces and their impact on your life.
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How an Economist Thinks about Yelp Reviews
How an Economist Thinks about Yelp Reviews
Why 50 is the trustworthy number.
Brad Chattergoon
Jan 8, 2024
What is Agile?
What is Agile?
It’s about structure, not processes. Hint: It is not Scrum.
Brad Chattergoon
Nov 15, 2021
What is a stock? *Rocket-ship Emoji*
What is a stock? *Rocket-ship Emoji*
The year 2021 has been a lot of things. One of those things is the year of the meme stock.
Brad Chattergoon
Oct 1, 2021
Statistics is a Weird Concept
Statistics is a Weird Concept
What are the limitations of the main tool of scientific inquiry?
Brad Chattergoon
Aug 16, 2021
The Barriers to Entry to the Economics Profession
The Barriers to Entry to the Economics Profession
“We received applications from many more qualified applicants than we have space to enroll.”
Brad Chattergoon
Jan 3, 2021
Will making Uber classify its Drivers as Employees really be good for Drivers?
Will making Uber classify its Drivers as Employees really be good f...
A Discussion of the Impact of CA’s Assembly Bill 5.
Brad Chattergoon
Aug 20, 2020
Gap Years, Recessions, and K-12 Education
Gap Years, Recessions, and K-12 Education
A Scheme for Solving K-12 and College Education in a Pandemic
Brad Chattergoon
Aug 16, 2020
The Economics Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: What is it, and should you apply for one?
The Economics Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: What is it, and should you a...
The answer to this question is the same as the answer to another: Do you want to get into a top economics PhD program?
Brad Chattergoon
Jul 18, 2020
How an Economist sees the Dating Market
How an Economist sees the Dating Market
A new lens on your dating woes.
Brad Chattergoon
Dec 28, 2018
Taking Control of Information Spread in a Network Graph
Taking Control of Information Spread in a Network Graph
In 2015 as part of the Networks: Structure and Economics course taught by Prof. Adam Weirman at Caltech, I worked with Michael Malek…
Brad Chattergoon
Aug 20, 2018
Dropbox Growth Strategy 2018
Dropbox Growth Strategy 2018
Reimagine what it means to be 'in-the-office'
Brad Chattergoon
May 28, 2018
Japan and Entrepreneurship
Japan and Entrepreneurship
Culture Under the Microscope.
Brad Chattergoon
Feb 23, 2018
Amazon Opportunities
Amazon Opportunities
Kindle and Audible
Brad Chattergoon
Jun 28, 2017
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