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Economists of the Future?
Growing up, my economic insights were limited to things like how many packs of Star Wars cards I could buy and still have change for a game of Gorf. Over at American Public Media’s Marketplace, they...
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Review: Switch—Change Yourself, Change the World
If you know me, you know that I’m big on change. I try to change myself, I try to change my community. (I haven’t quite gotten up to trying to change the world.) And the one thing I’ve learned from ...
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Maximize Bedtime Utility
In the language of economics, bedtime at my house is a zero sum game — my kids’ gains borne of staying up any extra minutes are exactly balanced by my wife’s and my losses from same. So what’s the...
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Maximize Bedtime Utility
Howdy ho, sleepy puzzlers. Let me admit this up front: this past week’s puzzle was fairly abstract (some would say abstruse). Here’s the recap: You’re putting the kids to bed and the optimal bedtime...
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How Much Did It Cost to Build the Death Star?
The news from Lehigh University is that the Dark Side of the Force must be cashed up! Economics students at the Pennsylvanian university have worked together to develop a methodology from all reports...
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The Economics of Being an Evil Overlord
Over at the delightfully geeky economics blog Centives, they have develop some new calculations to establish the cost of being an unbeatable evil overlord
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Natural Experiments Show Media’s Effects on Families
I interviewed UCSD economist Gordon Dahl about one of his natural experiments – the data-driven observation that an unexpected home-team football loss leads to a spike in domestic violence in the...
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Learn Economics With Comic Book Economix! Plus a Contest!
While I tend to get my education from non-comic books, I am currently raving to my friends about a new book I've just completed called Economix. As you can tell from the title, it's a comic book......
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The Baffling Economics of Thomas the Tank Engine
If you happen to be sitting with your kids as they watch Thomas the Tank Engine, you might enjoy reading Alex Knapp's whimsical analysis of the baffling economics of the Island of Sodor, home to...
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