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E19: Why Doesn't Apple or Steam Use Regional Pricing? (w/Bill Grosso)
Price discrimination is the economist "duh," yet few firms engage in the *welfare* enhancing practice. What's with that? Dr. Bill Grosso, CEO of Game...
E18: Internet Spaceships Are Serious Business (w/Dr.Eyjolfur Gudmundsson)
It's finally here...the EVE episode. The crew speaks to one of the world's first Game Economist, Dr.Gudmundsson, who helped manage and advise on one...
E17: Regressions, Gin Rummy, and a VERY Special Guest (w/David Nelson)
Somehow, the cast wrings another guest, David Nelson, the former VP of Experimentation at King. Christopher Kaczmarczyk-Smith runs a regression on negative price, while...
E16: Should Match-3 Players Choose Their Difficulty? (w/Dr.Julian Runge)
You won’t want to miss this episode of Game Economist Cast.Guest! Finally! Dr.Julian Runge is here to add some much-needed seasoning to the regular...
E15: Video Game Monetary Policy Real Talk
Chris wants to close the loop on game economies, while Eric compares Pikmin to Marx's Labor Theory of Value. Phil thinks Hawked is the...
E14: Hayekian Emergent Gameplay & Reddit Gone Wild
Chris beguiles us with tales of Disc Golf, while Eric describes, in detail, the "fully modeled genitalia" of Baldur's Gate 3. Phil is too...