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E22: Airdropping The Missing Web3 Palworld Take
No Palword take is too late; something is not lost on the Game Economist Cast crew. Eric beguiles us with Cassette Beasts' analysis, while...
E21: Subs, Doms, Surprise, and Suspense
Eric starts 2024 with a new paper on League of Legends published by leading researchers. Is there an optimal amount of excitement in matches,...
E20: Game Inflation is Misunderstood
Inflation is a wild word, with everyone playing fast and loose with the definition of in-game economies. Eric isn't convinced inflation is the evil...
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...