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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