Creating an on-demand company is not easy

http://qz.com/627605/inside-instacarts-fraught-and-misguided-quest-to-become-the-uber-of-groceries/

Surveillance and behavior modification

This article says that the ultimate goal of Internet survelliance is behavior modification: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/the-digital-debate/shoshana-zuboff-secrets-of-surveillance-capitalism-14103616-p2.html?printPagedArticle=true.

What are some possible applications? Let's dream.

1. Consumers when shopping in bricks and mortar stores?
2. Consumers when browsing the Internet?
3. Reduction of information asymmetries in insurance markets?
4. Rewarding employees for good performance?
5. Providing feedback to employees?
6. Replacing supervisors?
7. Replacing salespeople?
8. ...

Is education a signal or a way to increase your productivity?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvWnyUT7vPk&utm_source=Principles+of+Economics&utm_campaign=5391e7d0f6-email_econ-duel-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef5171cd14-5391e7d0f6-97383665

Do we need human coaches?

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35579005

Could this technology replace the instructor in bricks and mortar classrooms?

When is a deal real?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/technology/its-discounted-but-is-it-a-deal-how-list-prices-lost-their-meaning.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0

Does the compensation scheme for doctors affect how they code your illness?

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/04/469104086/flordia-doctor-says-false-diagnoses-inflated-bills-could-harm-patients

What should Yahoo do?

Yahoo is a great case study of organizational architecture and strategy.  Marissa Mayer, its CEO, wants to sell parts but can't decide which parts. The answers would depend on which actiivities fit together to make a stronger Yahoo and which activities are better controlled within the firm than outside of it. See

1. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-assets-idUSKCN0W52F2 and 
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/technology/yahoo-alibaba-spinoff.html?_r=1.

Can government create wealth?

This article says, "Yes": http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/4/13/966696/-