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Signal and Noise


Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Jeff Ely of Northwestern University
A wide-ranging discussion about my research.
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Here’s the Best Way to Rotate Workers (or Students) into Buildings to Curb the Spread of Covid-19
An excellent write-up by Kellogg Insight of my work with Jakub Steiner and Andrea Galeotti. Read it here.
Aug 3, 20201 min read


Purple Pricing Hits The Nail On The Head
A great write-up at Crain’s Chicago Business of the tremendous success we had with Purple Pricing for the Northwestern-Ohio State...
Jan 24, 20191 min read


Me On UsesThis.com
It’s a pretty cool blog, they ask people from different walks what their productivity setup is.  I am a control freak when it comes to my...
Jan 24, 20191 min read


Freakonomics/Marketplace Podcast
I was interviewed for about 45 minutes about auctions, purple pricing, sports, advertising and in the end they went with an off-the-cuff...
Jan 24, 20191 min read


HBR Ideacast on Dynamic Pricing
Sandeep Baliga and I are interviewed by Sarah Green for the HBR Ideacast. Â The topic is dynamic pricing from airlines to sports....
Jan 24, 20191 min read


Northwestern Makes List of Top 10 Most Innovative Companies… In Sports!
From Fast Company: For redefining ticket sales. Under the direction of two in-house economists, the university is testing out a new...
Jan 24, 20191 min read


The Best Piece On The Economics Of Ticket Sales
Daniel Krieger wrote this for FastCompany magazine and someone named Jeremyville added some fantastic illustrations. Â Click on the...
Jan 24, 20191 min read


Kellogg Podcast on Sunk Costs
Sandeep Baliga and I discuss our research on the evolutionary origins of the sunk cost fallacy.  It’s an example of a kludge, this...
Jan 24, 20191 min read


My Suspense And Surprise Talk at MSR
This was a fun talk to give. Watch and listen below:
Jan 24, 20191 min read


Auction Scrabble
The Wall Street Journal Numbers Guy blog covered my auction scrabble idea. Besides learning that Scrabble can be fun for him when...
Jan 24, 20191 min read
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