Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Macquarie University
Dr Jordi McKenzie is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Macquarie University. His research interests are primarily applied microeconomics and industrial organisation with a principal focus on the entertainment industries.
The economics of ticket scalping
Sep 11, 2017 08:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Allegations that tickets to recent AFL and NRL finals matches were being resold for up to three times their initial price raises questions of why ticket scalping happens, and whether anything can be done about it. To an...
The economics behind Uber’s new pricing model
May 25, 2017 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Uber is changing the way it calculates fares, moving to a system that charges what customers are willing to pay, based on factors like whether you are travelling to a wealthy suburb. But while this change has been met with...
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