Prices

Tim Harford offers an interesting analysis of the great XBox shortage of 2005. They are selling for $300, except that they are not selling because there is a massive shortage. He asks the question: why doesn't Microsoft raise the price to $...

Samung to pay $300M fine for DRAM price fixing, Penalty is second largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history:

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary Samsung Semiconductor Inc. have...

Thousands show up for computer sale: People trampled, beaten with a folding chair. A woman urinating on herself. The police called, then themselves calling for backup. All to get a bargain.

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It is sometimes said that long lines at theaters, sports events, and amusement parks are signs of a market that is not clearing and that prices should be raised. In fact, people pay in a combination of money and time costs, that's all. With a moderate-income clientele it makes sense for some...