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 [...]
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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
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
The Latest From The “Life Isn’t Fair” Department, Beauty Pays Edition…
November 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Books · Discrimination · Policy
This was the conversation in my household the other day while watching The Daily Show:
Jason Jones, on TV: We’ve made great strides in eradicating prejudice in this country…but, according to University of Texas economist Daniel Hamermesh, one part of society is still suffering in ways we never imagined…
Me: Ugly people.
Daniel Hamermesh, on TV: Ugly [...]
Tags: Books · Discrimination · Policy
Economists’ Never-Ending Quest For Efficiency, Philanthropy Edition…
August 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments
Books · Economic Growth · Fun With Data · Policy
Last weekend, I went to Cape Breton to give a talk at a TEDx event. In case you don’t know, Cape Breton is wayyyy on the eastern part of Nova Scotia, and isn’t particularly flush with convenient flights into the area. So my weekend looked something like this:
This observation is actually kind of [...]
Tags: Books · Economic Growth · Fun With Data · Policy
The Undercover Economist, Now With More TED Talk…
July 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Books · Uncategorizable
I’m happy to admit that I love TED talks, despite the fact that my business partner feels the need to point out that the are pretty high on the list of stereotypical stuff that white people like. TED originally stood for “Technology, Entertainment and Design” but has since expanded its theme to a more [...]
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