… and the difficulty humans have recognising them. Click through to xkcd for the, very worthwhile, rollover text.
Category Archive: Microeconomics
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Jul
22
2011
The day where Panadol was needed
I realise that oft times my writing style, and the writing on this blog is very “faux academic”. That suits my purposes as I like having the fully described arguments that come from this sort of writing – however, it can also be boring. In order to help related economic ideas to the common man, …
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Mar
14
2011
Battle of the Working Groups
We’ve had the reports back from a few expert working groups now and what was pointed out to me about the tax report, compared to the savings report, is that it had entirely different tax policy recommendations. The Tax Working Group was at pains to align our taxes such that they did not distort peoples’ …
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Feb
28
2011
On pricing and altruism
The aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake has seen much of New Zealand pulling together to help out affected residents who are in need. It has also seen a scarcity of many essential items as supermarkets close and water is switched off. In particular, queues at petrol stations have been huge and that has prompted Eric …
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Feb
14
2011
Car safety and the economic method
This morning on my painfully slow jog to walk I saw a car get mad at a cyclist that they nearly bowled down. This is all very typical of Thorndon Quay, but it did get me thinking. The car turned sharply towards a parking space, actually turning a bit far, and only just avoided crashing …
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Feb
11
2011
Commitment and the gym
Everyone I know says they want to spend more time at the gym – myself included. However, as an economist I’ve learnt to look past what people say and look at what they actually do. In essence, people really just wish that a previous version of themselves (them in the past) had gone to the …
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