116. Cobblers - The Economics of Everyday Things

Shoe repair shops are a dying breed — but for those that remain, demand is higher than ever. Zachary Crockett goes in for a shine. <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://mcfarlandshoerepair.com/">Jim McFarland</a>, owner of McFarland’s Shoe Repair in Lakeland, Florida.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li>"<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/shoe-cobbler-becomes-unlikely-tiktok-star-209111621899">Shoe cobbler becomes unlikely TikTok star</a>," (NBC News, 2024).</li><li>"<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-112a8fa55be74554b9d8bf04cca89175">Cobblers face extinction - and are busier than ever</a>," by Diana Nelson James (AP, 2019).</li><li><a href="https://www.ssia.info/">Shoe Service Institute of America</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>EXTRAS:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@americascobbler">America's Cobbler (Jim McFarland)</a>, (YouTube).</li></u...