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rokhayakebe · 2016-02-19 02:20:07+00:00

I almost google this economist, Walter White. :)

rwcarlsen | karma 1043 | avg karma 4.27 · | 2021-06-11 00:45:28+00:00

After reading your comment I want searching around the nets - and discovered this: https://www.economist.com/big-mac-index . Hilarious yet insightful.

tslmy | karma 353 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2019-02-23 22:06:15+00:00

Thank you. I will add Economist to my list.

donkeymonkey | karma -13 | avg karma -4.33 · | 2011-12-17 06:29:48

sounds like you got your economics degree from wikipedia

unixhero | karma 4535 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2017-11-02 13:28:19+00:00

Economist here

I do the same. :)

I am addicted to be very honest. I learn so much, it's worth it.

ccarter84 | karma 166 | avg karma 1.43 · | 2013-06-26 00:32:57+00:00

I would as well - old econ reading is a little rusty, so layperson is probably the right level to restart my brain at.

ccarter84 (at) the all-surveilled google mail

Thanks!

OddsUXs | karma 7 | avg karma 0.44 · | 2017-02-07 09:58:08

You should definitely check out @Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything@

roundsquare | karma 889 | avg karma 1.21 · | 2010-01-11 05:29:38+00:00

Neat idea. I've been meaning to learn economics, maybe I'll use this.

makmanalp | karma 9023 | avg karma 4.19 · | 2010-10-12 16:49:01+00:00

This might be it for economics. My understanding of how markets work has been growing exponentially bedtime to bedtime.

geodel | karma 6768 | avg karma 2.18 · | 2016-01-06 20:09:12

I guess you are right. This is one link I found about TV show economics http://priceonomics.com/the-economics-of-a-hit-tv-show/

alfiedotwtf | karma 3652 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2016-05-02 10:44:11+00:00

An article that's always stuck in my head was a longform on Economics 101. Damn interesting.

c3534l | karma 6371 | avg karma 4.35 · | 2017-09-06 16:35:49+00:00

Aw, you had me until mises.org. I prefer to get my economics from reputable sources.

tomrod | karma 14581 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2016-10-14 03:52:27+00:00

You have sparked the economist bug in me. I'll be reading on this for months now: my thanks to you!

nonethewiser | karma 6061 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2023-04-07 16:41:45

That’s exactly what I was thinking, except I thought Milton Friedman was the source. Did not realize it pre-existed him.

Red_Leaves_Flyy | karma 2169 | avg karma 1.54 · | 2021-04-16 15:44:28

I was not aware, though I am not the least bit surprised to discover that economists have explored this before I tapped it out. Thanks for the link!

PieterH | karma 1353 | avg karma 4.48 · | 2016-04-19 15:47:37

Glad you liked the book. Even though I'm not an economist :)

PhasmaFelis | karma 11941 | avg karma 1.85 · | 2017-11-23 23:02:10+00:00

It feels like you're going for an economist version of this xkcd. https://xkcd.com/793/

angstrom | karma 1904 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2011-02-05 10:39:03

melling | karma 20591 | avg karma 2.42 · | 2019-11-18 21:31:38+00:00

Are there any economists that you do like to follow?

lvs | karma 2796 | avg karma 2.65 · | 2016-07-17 18:14:12+00:00

FYI, the author is a Nobel Prize in Economics winner for his work in this area.