The price is right for GSAs, but could they do better?

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Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, authors of the best-selling book, Freakonomics, would have smiled at the recent Trends publication letter of WorldACD, an air cargo data provider.

Why? Because part of its analysis is right up their alley.

In the book, they use a case study to highlight the complexity of hiring an expert and paying her a commission of the sales she generates. They found that when real-estate agents sell their own homes, the house is on the market on average for 10 days ...