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The sports ticket price enigma

Planet Money

CHAPTER

The Brooklyn Nets Game Has Already Started Without Us

Brandon from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tells us a theory that unlike our theories has no wacky name, but also unlike ours is rooted in actual data science. Brandon was watching the Dallas Mavericks on TV when they made the exact same announcement. So then data wise, I assume all the data goes dark that instant, right? Like you just know ticket prices. Well you would think so, but we report these prices based on when an item can be purchased, not on when it's consumed.

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