One of the first things I did in 2012 was find a $10 bill on the sidewalk in Harvard Square. I decided that this was a good sign for the new year, so I tweeted about it shortly after midnight. In retrospect, I should have known better, since I pretty quickly got the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Behavioral Econ'
An Economist Finds A $10 Bill, And A Lesson On Efficient Markets…
January 1st, 2012 · 9 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Books · Markets
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Books · Markets
Economists: Nature Or Nurture?
December 28th, 2011 · 6 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Decision Making · Incentives
It’s not like I can’t relate, but I would have thought that this kid would have a bright future in finance rather than economics…the only question is whether she should be a trader or work for a hedge fund, since she has clearly figured out the concept of arbitrage:
I feel like there should be a [...]
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Decision Making · Incentives
Happy Holidays From Econgirl!
December 23rd, 2011 · 5 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Books · Uncategorizable
First, a holiday favorite from last year:
(Fun fact: the other kid in the video will be helping me out at the AEA meeting in Chicago in a couple of weeks, so come say hi!) Second, my mom made a new version of an xmas tree skirt:
See? Economists can be festive even though [...]
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Books · Uncategorizable
When Economics, Music, and Nerds Collide…
November 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Music Biz · Videos
A couple of months ago I gave a talk at NerdNite Boston entitled “What Albums and Lattes Have in Common: Consumer Psychology and the Music Business.” In it, I got to talk about all sorts of behavioral economics-y stuff and explain how economists’ findings are relevant to both independent artists and people on the [...]
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Music Biz · Videos
Things Regulators Should Stay Away From(?), Light Bulbs Edition…
July 14th, 2011 · 16 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Environmental Econ · Policy
Preface: I do not self-identify as a libertarian. In fact, I get somewhat irritated by the typical libertarian ideology-driven assumption that less regulation is always the answer. On a potentially related note, some of you have pointed out that I get my panties in a twist over seemingly random things. These [...]
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Environmental Econ · Policy