Yoram Bauman, the Stand-Up Economist, strikes again…this time it was at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, held in Chicago back in January. I thought this bit was brilliant (in case you’re curious, the chick in the front row with the ponytail is me trying to get the live stream of the [...]
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S**t Happens, Even In Economics…
March 5th, 2012 · 9 Comments
Econ 101 · Just For Fun
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Dismal Science Jokes Just Never Get Old…
March 4th, 2012 · No Comments
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Yes, yes, economics is the “dismal science”, we get it:
The popular belief is that Carlyle started using the phrase in response to the “dismal” prediction of 19th-century reverend and scholar Thomas Malthus, who forecasted that the rate of growth in the food supply as compared to the rate of the growth in population would result [...]
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When Economists Watch The Oscars…
February 27th, 2012 · 5 Comments
Fun With Data · Just For Fun
For those of you who weren’t already aware, the Oscars were on television last night. I’m pretty sure that most people watch the Oscars in order to see the beautiful people and beautiful dresses and suits that parade across the television screen. I will admit that I am not immune to this phenomenon, [...]
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Random Link: Death Star Economics…
February 26th, 2012 · No Comments
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I have to admit that I’m a little hesitant to write about Star Wars because, quite frankly, my level of knowledge on the subject is really not up to par. That said, sometimes I can’t resist…if nothing else, these kids have a bright future in consulting:
How Much Would it Cost to build the Death [...]
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What Economists Do, Now With More Infographic…
February 17th, 2012 · 7 Comments
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I think I’m behind the times, since I didn’t know that these were a thing until I saw one of them a couple of days ago:
I’m having flashbacks to the time that my mom (or perhaps some other family member, I can’t remember) asked me to fix her hard drive: “But I studied computer [...]
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