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How can Costco sell gas so much cheaper than other stations?

Economics professor Todd McFall explains how Costco can afford to charge less than other gas stations. “All Costco purchases, from gasoline to granola bars to grapes, fall under what’s known as a two-part tariff. Part One is the membership. Part Two is where the customer […]


TEACHER-SCHOLAR LEGACIES – RETIRING FACULTY DR. ALLIN COTTRELL

Very few people in the Wake Forest community realize that Allin Cottrell is an international superstar.  Cottrell, who earned a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Oxford University and a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Edinburgh, joined the department in 1989 after […]


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