Economists Do It With Models: Things Economists Might Want To Stay Away From, Music Edition...

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Things Economists Might Want To Stay Away From, Music Edition...

Let's see, things that economists should stay away from...bears (bears are SO on notice ), the sun (I doubt all that being inside running regressions does wonders for anyone's base tan), Rush Limbaugh, the banking industry, apparently...and the arts? Maybe. Just go with me here...so economic models... Sign in to see full entry.

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I think a quote from a conversation I had with a friend says it best: Peter: So, you want to combine urbane cultural discourse with economics and social criticism in a witty, mature, interesting way that people will read and pay you for? Jodi: Correct. (You can tell which of us here is actually trained in writing. I will also admit that not all of my jokes are of the mature variety.) Because hey, who doesn’t want to do it with models? Seriously though…my original blog grew out of a need to address student questions that were of economic relevance but somewhat outside the scope of an “Economics 101″ type course. Since then, my postings have gotten more broad and less technical in order to appeal to a wider audience.

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