Technically Economics

Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel

Two economics PhD students, Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel, try to convince each other that all kinds of things are technically economics. From Love Island to group chats to marble racing, almost anything could be economics... but should it? New episodes every other Monday. Follow us on Instagram: @TechnicallyEconomics

  1. Pickleball

    May 11

    Pickleball

    Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that pickleball is technically economics. Mentioned: “A New Product Growth for Model Consumer Durables” by Frank M. Bass“Valuing New Goods in a Model with Complementarity: Online Newspapers” by Matthew Gentzkow“What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets” by Michael Sandel“Shattered Nerves, Sleepless Nights: Pickleball Noise Is Driving Everyone Nuts” by Andrew Keh“The economics of the tennis v pickleball contest”“SFIA report confirms over 24 million Americans playing pickleball”

    48 min
  2. Music Festivals

    Apr 27

    Music Festivals

    Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that music festivals are technically economics, with the help of guest Lilia Staszel. Mentioned: Bundling Information Goods: Pricing, Profits, and Efficiency (Bakos and Brynjolfsson, 1999)Ticketmaster secret scalper programA Model of Reference-Dependent Preferences (Koszegi and Rabin, 2006)

    1h 10m
  3. Buffets

    Apr 13

    Buffets

    Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that buffets are technically economics. Mentioned: “Yelp’s 2026 Food & Drink Trends”“Man who ate 100 plates of sushi banned from all-you-can-eat buffet” by Jaroslav Bobrowski“The Flat-Rate Pricing Paradox: Conflicting Effects of “All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Pricing” by David R Just and Brian Wansink“Paying Too Much and Being Happy About It: Existence, Causes, and Consequences of Tariff-Choice Biases” by Anja Lambrecht and Bernd Skiera“Nudge” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein“The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice” by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman“Mental Accounting and Consumer Choice” by Richard Thaler

    1 hr
  4. Birding

    Mar 30

    Birding

    Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that birding is technically economics. Mentioned: LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme BirdwatchingUS Fish and Wildlife Service report on Birding in the United StatesWeitzman 1979, the Pandora's Box problemThe Cornell Lab

    1 hr
  5. Weddings

    Feb 23

    Weddings

    Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that weddings are technically economics. Mentioned: “'Memories Fade, Bills Don't': Wedding Debt Survey Reveals Remorse” by Erika Giovanetti“The Wedding Fix Is In” by Catherine Rampell“Diamonds Aren’t Rare. Why Are They So in Demand?” by Amanda Mull“Continuity and Change in the International Diamond Market” by Debora L. Spar“Rings and Promises” by Margaret F. Brinig“The Economic Lives of the Poor” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo“The Joyless Economy: The Psychology of Human Satisfaction” by Tibor Scitovsky“Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber

    52 min
  6. Olympics

    Feb 9

    Olympics

    Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that The Olympics are technically economics. Mentioned: Going for Gold: The Economics of the Olympics

    52 min
  7. Killer Whales

    Jan 26

    Killer Whales

    Dominic tries to convince Cassidy that orcas (killer whales) are technically economics. Special thanks to Andres and Lexi for ideas for this episode. Mentioned: “International Trade, Noise Pollution, and Killer Whales” by M. Scott Taylor and Fruzsina Mayer“What Is Wave Washing: How Killer Whales Hunt Seals” Nature on PBS“Why Are Orcas Called Killer Whales?” Britannica“The vocalizations of an Orca” Reddit“Consuming Values” by Jacob Conway“Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?” by Sascha Pare“Whales Have Attacked Plenty of Boats Before. This Time Is Different” by Anna Guasco“Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht With Family of Five Off Portugal" the Maritime Executive

    53 min
  8. Instant Ramen

    Jan 12

    Instant Ramen

    Cassidy tries to convince Dominic that instant ramen is technically economics. Special thanks to Conner and Sophia for suggestions on this topic. Ideas for future episodes? Email technicallyeconomics@gmail.com Mentioned: "A Contribution to the New Theory of Demand: A Rehabilitation of the Giffen Good" by Richard G. Lipsey and Gideon Rosenbluth"Ramen Politics: Informal Money and Logics of Resistance in the Contemporary American Prison" by Michael Gibson-Light“Momofuku Ando, a Young Man Brimming with Entrepreneurial Spirit” from the Nissin Foods website

    58 min
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Two economics PhD students, Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel, try to convince each other that all kinds of things are technically economics. From Love Island to group chats to marble racing, almost anything could be economics... but should it? New episodes every other Monday. Follow us on Instagram: @TechnicallyEconomics

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  • Creator
    Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Cassidy Shubatt and Dominic Russel
  • Show Website
    Technically Economics

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