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Lagrange Multipliers, Or Econgirl’s Foray Into Real Math…

January 30th, 2012 · 4 Comments
Fun With Math · Videos

I get very frustrated when people say things like “I can’t do economics because I’m not good at math,” since I feel strongly that basic economics isn’t about math, and there is plenty that people can understand about economics without trudging through a bunch of algebra.

That said, I am teaching graduate students this semester, and [...]

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Videos: More On Gross Domestic Product…

January 25th, 2012 · No Comments
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I promised you more on Gross Domestic Product, so here goes…

You can see both the videos and articles organized in what I hope are useful ways here. You may have also noticed that the latest articles are posted in the left sidebar under “Econgirl at About.com” and the latest videos are posted in the right [...]

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Videos: Introducing Gross Domestic Product…

January 20th, 2012 · No Comments
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Next up are videos on GDP (since I’m trying to do both micro and macro for people this semester), so here’s what I think is a good start. You will notice that I even have written articles to go along with the videos this time, if by “go along with” I mean “repeat almost [...]

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Videos: All About Competitive Markets…

January 3rd, 2012 · 2 Comments
Econ 101 · Videos

As spring semester begins, I am working on getting the mileage about of my shiny new HD camcorder and studio lights. This should improve video quality/sound dramatically as soon as I can figure out how to not make all of the technical mistakes that I’ve gotten so good at. I’m going to work [...]

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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 [...]

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