1313 Mockingbird

BASICS 3: The Economics of Halloween


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The last of the Halloween-centric episodes and it's all about the money made <3 money made by candy overlords and one family on Long Island. Pumpkins, Batman, Starwars, and one very weird genre of Instagram. 

Music: Spy Glass by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4410-spy-glass License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources: 

  1. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-rubies-halloween-costumes/
  2. https://econreview.berkeley.edu/the-economics-of-halloween/
  3. https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/halloween-spending-reach-record-91-billion

  4. https://www.finder.com/cost-of-pumpkins

  5. https://www.startribune.com/what-will-covid-19-upend-next-8-8-billion-in-halloween-spending/572032302/#:~:text=at%20a%20minimum.%E2%80%9D-,Halloween%20spending%20in%20the%20U.S.%20was%20estimated%20to%20top%20%248.8,National%20Retail%20Federation's%20annual%20survey.
  6. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/halloween-spending-hit-a-record-even-with-covid-survey-2020-9-1029598534#
  7. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304510704575562064131606580

  8. Lisa Morton's 'Trick or Treat' 
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1313 MockingbirdBy Noa Johnson