The Dangerous Economist

See Supermarkets start bagging self-serve checkouts: More supermarkets bagging do-it-yourself checkout lanes in name of customer service by...

Here is the link: Why is college so hard?

Click here to read the article . Here are the top 5 they listed: Degree #1 - Bachelor's in Business Administration Degree #2 - Bachelor...

See The Great Pumpkin Shortage: Stormy Summer Limits Supply In Northeast By MEGAN GIBSON of Time.com. Here is an excerpt: "As much as ...

Click here to read the story . Or just read it here: "ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—A Dallas carpet company has had trouble with its website mu...

What would Adam Smith say, especially the one from Wednesday's post? Click here to read the Wall Street Journal article about this . May...

In March of 2010, I attended a lecture by Paul Zak, a neuro-economist from Claremont Graduate University, at the Mind Science Foundation . T...

See What's Wrong With America's Job Engine?: Wary Companies Rely on Temps, Part-Timers, Hire Overseas by DAVID WESSEL, WSJ 7-27-11....

First, here is a link from the White House about the proposal: Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Act . Here is a quick summary from Megan McArdl...

Interesting article by Jonah Lehrer, from The Wall Street Journa l, 8-20-11. Click here to read it . Here are some excerpts: "...jobs ...

See Ugly? You May Have a Case by DANIEL S. HAMERMESH, professor of economics at the University of Texas, Austin. From the 8-28-11 New York ...

In my macro courses we read a chapter in the book "The Economics of Macroissues." The chapter discussed how nations with common la...

I only met him once or twice. But alot of people knew about him and many bloggers have expressed their condolences. He began his academic ca...

See Supply, Demand and Marriag e by Robert Frank, New York Times , 8-6-11. Excerpts: "IN some cultures, romance isn’t nearly as impor...

Go to THE HERO'S JOURNEY MYTHOLOGY CODE OF HONOR It is filled with great pictures, music and interesting and inspiring quotes from many ...

There is a research paper by two economists Productivity, Wages, and Marriage: The Case of Major League Baseball . Here is the abstract or s...

In case any of my students are interested knowing more about the job market, see Degrees That Employers Want . Here are the top six they lis...

Probably most people have seen this video or know about it. We watched it in my macro classes this week. There are actually two videos. Here...

Robert Fogel is a Nobel Prize Winning Economist. Here is something he said recently: "Technology rescued humankind from centuries of ph...

Some research suggest no. But more recent research says yes. See these two links: Money buys happiness after all The happiness wars