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I got the following request from reader Tristan T. as a comment on my last post:
We need more nerdy talk. Or at least some bad econ jokes to lighten the mood.
Let me be clear- it’s not like I disagree with this assessment in the least, but sometimes I have stuff to do…like a job, and [...]
Tags: Just For Fun · Random Links
…Dan Ariely has a new experiment for you to participate in. As with earlier experiments, it would be lovely if you could resist speculating on what the experiment is trying to measure until after the experiment is over, since that sort of messes with the results. Also, the “click to participate” thing is [...]
Tags: Behavioral Econ · Random Links
I am beginning to think that I hang out with more comedians and comedian-adjacent folks than the average person. Case in point: my friend John Perich (an actual normal friend- we didn’t even meet on the Internet or anything) does comedy with ImprovBoston and also is one of the writers for Overthinking It. [...]
Tags: Random Links
I’ve gotten a number of emails from readers asking if I think we’re headed for a double-dip recession. (In case you aren’t familiar, a double-dip recession is, well, exactly what it sounds like, and that link is an interesting overview of different recession types. I now have a new set of balloon animal [...]
Tags: Just For Fun · Macroeconomics · Random Links
Forbes magazine has a profile of Al Roth and his work in game theory, experimental economics and market design:
Alvin Roth sees plenty of ways economics can make a difference in people’s lives. In contrast with the authors of bestselling books like Freakonomics, who are fascinated by obscure but intriguing questions like how to detect [...]
Tags: Game Theory · Markets · Random Links
