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Why concert tickets cost so much — and why that's actually rational

From $85 to $340 in two hours. You feel robbed. But here's what the economics actually says happened — and it might change your mind.

Everyday Econ Tobias Velez · Mar 2026 · 5 min read
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Economics shouldn't require a college degree to understand.

The Margin is written by Tobias Velez, a student at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD. Every article starts from zero — real data, plain English, and an honest opinion at the end.

The goal isn't to sound smart. It's to make economic ideas actually accessible to the people they affect most: students who will inherit these problems.

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I'm Tobias Velez, a high schooler at Walter Johnson in Bethesda, MD. I started The Margin because I kept reading economic news that assumed I already knew everything — or that I wouldn't care. Both felt wrong. If you're a student who wants to actually understand what's happening in the economy, this blog is for you.

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