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Cartoon: How to find out if someone is an economist

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Matt Nolan

The always awesome Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (SMBC) popped this comic up.

The thing is, when I saw the first panel the first question that popped into my mind was “nominal or real dollars” – the amount I ask that, all day long, is ridiculous.  These things are always best when they are relatively true …

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A lesson in economic forecasting

Posted on January 25, 2012 by jamesz

Peak oil will be here any minute now…

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Economists: Born or trained

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Matt Nolan

Although that is an interesting title, I’m not actually going to talk about anything interesting.  Instead, Merry Christmas everyone – and here is a cartoon from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (again):

(ht SMBC)

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On the irrelevance of sunk costs…

Posted on November 8, 2011 by jamesz

The general problem

… and the difficulty humans have recognising them. Click through to xkcd for the, very worthwhile, rollover text.

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Perverse incentives

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Matt Nolan

I’m a touch busy trying to keep up with Europe, given how things seem to be a little bit on the unpleasant side.  As a result, here is a cartoon from XKCD.

Source (XKCD)

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Why economists are so popular

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Matt Nolan

(Via SMBC)

Come on, revealed preferences are all you need.  There is no way we’re going to make our own explicit value judgments!

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