Well, shame on Greg Mankiw for failing to cover the eternal battle between the adherents of Smith and Keynes in his 101 course. More interestingly, he also reposted this from FlowingData.
Category Archive: Humour
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Aug
05
2011
The driver of the latest market meltdown
Although some people think its poor US economic data and increasing concerns around European sovereign debt driving the current market crisis, the Onion has unveiled the true story: Bernanke, who sources confirmed was “totally sloshed,” arrived at the drinking establishment at approximately 5:30 p.m., ensconced himself upon a bar stool, and consumed several bottles of …
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Feb
17
2011
Bollard’s crystal ball, my tarot cards
Given that Alan Bollard felt compelled to get out his crystal ball when it comes to discussing the next year, I feel like I should get hold of my tarot cards to see what the year ahead holds. As I have said previously, the general justification for tarot card reading is the same as for …
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Sep
28
2010
The importance of economics education
Is keenly illustrated here: Asked about overseas investment funds profiteering during a period of economic uncertainty, she said: ‘I see some of them looking for returns of 20 or 25 per cent, at a time when fellatio is almost non-existent.’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315472/French-MEP-Rachida-Dati-confuses-oral-sex-inflation.html#ixzz10lY3rnMT Then again, everyone is saying there is too little inflation at the …
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May
27
2010
Reuters poll of economists tips Spain for World Cup win
This article made my day. I am also picking Spain to win the world cup, but I am heavily biased since my mother is Spanish. It is good to know that my profression has my back on this one though:) So if the economists are right on this one we should expect to see Torres …
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May
04
2010
Binge Drinking and Risky Sex among College Students
Hot off the press from NBER, I was particularily interested in one of the main conclusions from the abstract: Results from a rudimentary instrumental variables strategy and accounting for whether sex is immediately preceded by alcohol use suggest that binge drinking directly leads to risky sex. Some binge drinking-induced promiscuity seems to occur among students, …
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