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What Are You Waiting For? (Rebroadcast)


Standing in line represents a particularly sloppy — and frustrating — way for supply and demand to meet. Why haven't we found a better way to get what we want? Is it possible that we secretly enjoy waiting in line? And might it even be (gulp) good for us?


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 August 10, 2017  36m
 
 
Freakonomics Radio: What Are You Waiting For? (Rebroadcast) Über die Ökonomie des Schlangestehens. Was passiert, wenn man sich Plätze vorne in der Schlange erkauft?
curated by egghat in Egghat empfiehlt | September 5, 2017
Freakonomics Radio: What Are You Waiting For? (Rebroadcast) Über die Ökonomie des Schlangestehens. Und warum es durchaus sinnvoll sein könnte, wenn man sich *vorne* in der Schlange einsortieren würde (auch wenn das in der Praxis nicht umsetzbar ist)
curated by egghat in Egghats Podcast der Woche | September 5, 2017