▽ Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog ●11/22 13:50 Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset?The 166-year-old chain, which is fighting extinction, calls the parade its “gift to the nation.” With 30 million TV viewers, it’s also a big moneymaker. At least we think it is — Macy’s is famously tight-lipped about parade economics. We try to loosen them up. (Part one of a two-part series.)Stadium Names, from The IndicatorHow did Florida I
▽Marginal Revolution ●11/22 12:54 Bolivia update, uh-ohby Tyler Cowen November 21, 2024 at 2:54 pm inCurrent AffairsEconomicsWith international reserves at about a tenth of their $15 billion peak in 2014, the government of President Luis Arce is safekeeping every dollar bill and gram of gold, depressing activity, sparking fuel shortages and stoking social unrest — all in the name of avoiding a devaluation of an untenable 6.9 b
