There is craziness going on in the American stock markets in the shares in particular of a company called GameStop which seems to have pitted Reddit message board users (and retail stock market investors) against big Wall Street Hedge Funds. But what's the real deal behind this David v Goliath financial battle? Econormist delves into the history of the 'short', both big and small to try and understand the current mad moment. 

We kick off the new year with our traditional "best books we read in the past year" special, as we have friends of Econormist, from Monika Halan to Shankar Sharma sharing their favourite reads. 

In his latest film, Surya plays Nedumaaran, who is determined to revolutionize the airline industry in India with his 'udupi hotel in the sky'. But what exactly is the economic transformation that he was seeking? And why had it become necessary? In the latest instalment of EconoMIX, econormists Jayanth and Tareque break the blockbuster down and take a quick trip down India's civil aviation econ history. 

In the latest issue of EconoMIX, Tareque and Jayanth discuss the works and contributions of Econ Nobel winners Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom, and debate whether the auction at the IPL is efficient, should Amitabh Bachchan be going nuts with his bidding in Trishul and how auction design may partly be to blame for India's telecom mess. 

Subscriptions are everywhere these days. But then, they have always been around, from milk to newspapers. What is it that drives the subscription business model? And how does one evaluate it? And is it the business model of the future? Excerpts from our virtual fireside econ chat - EconoMIX - with Raunak Omkar, co-fund manager and research head at PPFAS. 

Jayanth chats with Anupam Gupta and Saurabh Mukherjea about their new book, The Victory Project - Six steps to peak potential. Drawing from the experiences of two multifaceted finance wizards, the book explains principles of Simplicity, Specialization, Creativity and Collaboration. It delves into a treasure trove of material from global gurus as well as from highly successful Indian and American professionals, and it draws on the authors' own careers to show how readers can apply these principles to the fields of business and investment, even to life itself.

You can buy The Victory Project here and listen and/or subscribe to Anupam's podcast here

Changing market dynamism. Is India about to be overrun by monopolies, like the United States? What's similar, whats different, and what are the possible implications on the markets and the economy? Excerpts from our first ever virtual fireside econ chat - EconoMIX - with Saurabh Mukherjea, best selling author and founder and CIO of Marcellus Investment Managers.

You can download their book 'Investing Through A Crisis' here All the royalties are donated to a project from Jai Vakeel Foundation (an NGO helping students) for the development of a digital library and equipping students and teachers with digital devices for continued learning through the Covid-19 crisis.

To access the graphics referred to by Saurabh in the talk, you can check The Economist's article or Marcellus Investment's blog post. 

How is a football club like an economy? And how can they achieve success? Jayanth and Tareque try to glean some lessons from a tremendous season from Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, who just ended a 30-year league title drought in style!

What does the greatest ODI innings in Indian cricket history teach us about how to think of opportunity costs? And what does it have to do with Apple computers? We explore in our latest podcast episode

Econormists Tareque and Jayanth sit down for their annual ritual of taking stock of the books they liked during the last year, but this time with a twist - a slew of guests provide their favorite reads of the year and more fodder for your bookshelves!