Gas Stations | The Economics of Everyday Things | Episode 1

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Introducing “The Economics of Everyday Things,” a new podcast hosted by Zachary Crockett. In the first episode: Gas stations. When gas prices skyrocket, do station owners get a windfall? And where do their profits really come from?
This episode was originally published January 22, 2023.
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Комментарии : 5

@DangerousPopcorn Год назад

Very promising. Always the best from the guys at freakonomics

@pw2121 Год назад

Amazing Really insightful😊

@bellal5234 Год назад

Did this podcast end? Just started and loved it but realized there hasn't been an upload in a while 😢

@Freakonomics Год назад

Stay tuned!

@raceabilene 11 месяцев назад

Not sure where you gather your info about fuel prices, but I can tell you after listening to this first run of the podcast that in west Texas, none of what you say applies. Pretty much any one station sets a price, most of the others in the next 20~60 mile range will be about the same plus/minus a penny or so. Some places off the highway price match, some are as much as 0.40+ over - apparently those few stations don't really want to sell fuel. Specifically the QT station will sometimes start the morning with a price well lower - 0.05~0.10 than Allsups, Flying J, Iron Horse, etc but by noon they'll be back in line with the others. And you know dang well that when fuel jumps 0.20 between 8AM and 11AM with no fuel delivery that the fuel in the underground tanks didn't cost the stations 0.01 more than yesterday. But the price jumps anyway. I'll also note that in Odessa, where there is a refinery in Big Spring which you'd think would reduce transport costs, prices are generally 0.10~0.20 higher than 100 miles east. Monday the Iron Horse in my city was 3.389, Wednesday it's 3.489 and it was the same at all stations both days for the next 30 miles. Even the Flying J, which is usually 0.02 higher than the two DK stations right across from it.