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Oct 24 2007

SAS Economists Podcast #4: There can’t be too much of a good thing… can there?

by Helen Chu and Angel Liu

How do brownies relate to economics? First, most people can agree that brownies are, in general, a “good thing” because, well, they’re yummy. And because they are commonly perceived as a “good thing”, we have chosen them to be the subject in our exploration of the law of DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY. How can such a “good thing” transform into something revolting in less than ten minutes? Take a look at the results below and listen to our podcast – you’ll see.

 
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