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Comments on: It’s funny because it’s true … http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/ The Visible Hand in Economics Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:02:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tihomir Ipotpaliev http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26631 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:02:07 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26631 Some people really believe a lot of fairy tales

]]> By: Smart Furniture http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26528 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:07:15 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26528 This is very true. I used to play Monopoly and Cashflow – if it wasn’t for the beer I’d learn somehitng playing these games 🙂

]]> By: John @ Sennheiser HD 202 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26488 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:42:30 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26488 Haha, that is so true…

I loved to play Monopoly when I was a kid.

]]> By: Matthew Proctor http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26482 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:23:44 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26482 Last Monday I played Settler of Catan. I sold an option to purchase one wheat for two sheep.

]]> By: Robbie http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26479 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:40:40 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26479 A version of the game that pits monopolists against competitors. Monopolists get better returns but higher penalties.

http://www.antimonopoly.com/antimonopoly_boardgame.html

]]> By: Tweets that mention TVHE » It’s funny because it’s true … -- Topsy.com http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26474 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:11:30 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26474 […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by gaga, alda. alda said: TVHE » It's funny because it's true … http://tinyurl.com/34c85jf […]

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26470 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:30:53 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26470 @Eric Crampton

“Wait…maybe the comic means that there’s optimally a separating equilibrium. The all-economist games that are fun, and the non-economist games that would be far far less so….”

I like your explanation. That deserves an update to the post …

]]> By: Eric Crampton http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/07/17/it-is-funny-because-its-true/#comment-26469 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:28:58 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=5146#comment-26469 BS. Caplan DMed an all-economist D&D game at GMU; it was awesome. The awesomist bit of awesome that ever awesomed. We also ran all-economist sessions of Diplomacy. You try and make a credible commitment to Robin Hanson, even if you plan to follow through. Not easy.

Wait…maybe the comic means that there’s optimally a separating equilibrium. The all-economist games that are fun, and the non-economist games that would be far far less so….

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