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Categories: Business
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We wrap up our series on the economics of the video game industry with a triple roundup. Today, how the new ban on noncompete contracts could affect the gaming industry, whether young men are slacking off work to play games and the ever-controversial world of loot boxes.
Related episodes:
Forever games: the economics of the live service model (Apple / Spotify)
Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible (Apple / Spotify)
The boom and bust of esports (Apple / Spotify)
Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees (Apple / Spotify)
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Previous episodes
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1905 - Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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1904 - Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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1903 - The boom and bust of esports Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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1902 - Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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1901 - Forever games: the economics of the live service model Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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1900 - Ticketmaster's dominance, Caitlin Clark's paycheck, and other indicators Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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1899 - Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1898 - Profiting off greater risk: the reinsurance game Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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1897 - What is a 'freedom economy'? Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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1896 - Why is insurance so expensive right now? And more listener questions Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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1895 - What Subway's foot-long cookie says about inflation Fri, 12 Apr 2024
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1894 - The IRS wants to do your taxes for free. Will it last? Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1893 - Why the EU is investigating China's wind turbines Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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1892 - What do the royals do all day, anyway? Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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1891 - Why companies spin off Mon, 08 Apr 2024
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1890 - Do I need a four-year degree? Fri, 05 Apr 2024
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1889 - How the 'shadow fleet' helps Russia skirt sanctions Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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1888 - Can an old law bring down grocery prices? Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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1887 - The Indicator Quiz: Labor Edition Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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1886 - Can breaking the law be good for business? Mon, 01 Apr 2024
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1885 - Three ways consumers are feeling the pinch Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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1884 - Should schools be paying their college athletes? Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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1883 - Help Wanted at Boeing Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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1882 - Name our mascot. No, really. Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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1881 - The interest-ing world of interest rates Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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1880 - How ski resorts are (economically) adjusting to climate change Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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1879 - When does youth employment become child labor? Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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1878 - Tick tock for TikTok? Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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1877 - Can Europe fund its defense ambitions? Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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1876 - Biden's economic pitch for a second term Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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1875 - How are moving companies faring with high mortgage rates? Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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1874 - Are data breaches putting patients at risk? Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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1873 - What's behind Bitcoin's bullrun? Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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1872 - Is the financial media making us miserable about the economy? Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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1871 - Why wind techs are so in demand Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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1870 - How to get Russia to pay Ukraine Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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1869 - What would it take to fix retirement? Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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1868 - How the SEC's new rule could reveal more about a company's emissions Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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1867 - The growing industry of green burials Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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1866 - Wendy's pricing mind trick and other indicators of the week Sat, 02 Mar 2024
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1865 - Why Israel uses diaspora bonds Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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1864 - What the data reveal about U.S. labor unrest Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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1863 - How to make an ad memorable Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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1862 - Reddit's public Wall Street bet Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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1861 - An oil boom, a property slump and dental deflation Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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1860 - A Supreme Court case that could reshape social media Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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1859 - Why Capital One wants Discover Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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1858 - Could fake horns end illegal rhino poaching? Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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1857 - Chocolate, Lyft's typo and India's election bonds Fri, 16 Feb 2024
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1856 - Why banks are fighting changes to an anti-redlining program Thu, 15 Feb 2024