Category Archive: Other

Jan
24
2012

Bleg: Shifting the demand curve for Phoenix games

So crowds for Phoenix games (the professional Wellington Football team) are struggling at the moment.  I was just wondering if you fine people had any suggestions – given that the majority of games are likely to be stuck being on Sunday’s, in what ways can the Phoenix shift the demand curve right cost effectively? For …

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Oct
19
2011

Why I have faith in the future of humanity

Robots are awesome That is all. Update:  Although I was disappointed with their haka … more work needs to be done

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Sep
23
2011

Off topic: Wellington Phoenix football club changes ownership

This is a Wellington blog that is written by economists who also really enjoy the football.  As a result, given the recent big news regarding our local football club, I have to say something Terry has given up the A-league license of the Phoenix given the difficulties he is currently facing – and it has …

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Sep
19
2011

Bleg: Generation war

Every generation likes to complain about the one above it.  However, Generation X’s distaste for the Baby Boomers seems intense. This isn’t a new thing, although the recession helped to intensify it I can remember these sorts of angry debates going on when I was a child (I am Gen Y, so I’m not taking …

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Aug
16
2011

Google buys Motorola: Vertical integration or Android IP play?

So Google has just bought Mobile handset maker Motorolo Mobility (see announcement on the Google blog), a move that sees Google  vertically integrating into phone hardware. My initial reaction to this was a worry that by vertically integrating to compete against Apple, this might discourage non-integrated phone makers (such as Sony, Samsung and HTC) from …

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Jul
18
2011

And back

Apologises for my delay.  Just before Easter I said to myself I wouldn’t blog or read a blog until I wasn’t working a weekend – I only expected that to go on for 2 weeks, but then a lot of work kept turning up.  As I’m anticipating not working on the upcoming weekend I’ve decided …

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