Eikonomics

  • Can Ali Baba insure against Svala winning Eurovision tonight?

    As I was scrolling through Facebook earlier I came across a post by one of my favourite Facebook friends, the kebab place in Reykjavik called Ali Baba. The first reason why Ali Baba has become such a good friend on Facebook is of course that they make the tastiest kebab place in the country. It…

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  • Good reason to do good

    In this post I want to tell you a story of a colleague of mine. His name is Adam and he is clever twenty something year old dude. Dark haired and tall with two degrees from Oxford and always carrying a great big friendly smile on his face. But on top of all of these…

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  • Are movies getting longer?

    The other day I was watching the fantastic film Spotlight. After two hours and eight minutes the film concluded and two thoughts popped into my mind. First thought related to how incredibly important investigative journalism is to our societies and how it is of uttermost importance to make sure that this institution lives on. My…

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  • How did my Euro 2016 betting operation do?

    If you read my post just before the Euro 2016 started, you might be wondering how my model actually did. Well most likely you have not been wondering at all about that but I have decided to share with you how i did anyway. I did not do too bad. But before I go into the results, in…

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  • Yesterday was bad, fingers crossed today will be better

    My model failed and everybody else succeeded. France won and my model lost (and climbed comfortably above Romania in the Fifa/Coca-cola index. But, that is too late form me, the model advised me and I am £2.00 poorer. Figure: my financial position after the first day: And for today, my money is on: Switzerland winning…

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  • Romania must win, and if not then it would be great if they can tie

    Today my bet is on the host nation loosing. I put £1.00 on Romania winning and £1.00 on a draw. The first one pays a whopping £13.00 (which would bring me almost 1/4 to break even point) but the draw will pay £5.00. As for all the games, I will be sharing with you how…

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  • Euro 2016: Eikonomics is betting on every single group stage game

    Dear Reader (a singular as my readership most likely around one person), I have decided to make a leap into sports betting. In particular, I am going to bet one every single game of the group stage in the European Championship (Euro 2016), which is starting on Friday. But, my loyal reader, if you know…

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  • Terrorism risk and a napkin prediction

    Two weeks ago me and a few friends went out for Schnitzel  and Kolsch. As the topics of discussion bounced between the upcoming Germany vs England game and the recent Brussels attack I was reminded of the fate of the game between Germany and Holland following the Paris attacks. The coincidence that a big friendly…

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