How to Make More Good Matches in Business

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There's no explicit rule against it. You can sit and buy a cup of coffee and use it as your home office for hours. And they never say, can I get you anything else? Meanwhile, people who come in and like this is down for 15 minutes, can't find a table. It's basically a rent-free loan all day with a purchase of anything. Even if you just sat down, they probably would leave you alone too. Kind of like a public library with coffee on the side. Yeah.

Why would anyone want to hire a middleman, like a wedding planner, especially if you have time to take care of the planning yourself? Marina Krakovsky, author of The Middleman Economy talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about middlemen in the modern economy. Despite predictions that the internet would destroy the need for middlemen, Krakovsky argues they're more valuable than ever though their roles have changed. Krakovsky looks at the different roles middlemen play today and how their value added can justify their existence.