The Dangerous Economist

4.2%. The median weekly income for college grads is $1,072 while it is $636 for high school grads. See Gloom Widespread as College Grads Fac...

Click here to read this article by David Wessel of the WSJ . Excerpts: "...according to Fed governor Daniel Tarullo.. .there is little...

This is a post from April 2007. This issue came up in one of my micro sections this week. The American Association of University Women issue...

Click here to read this interesting article from today's NY Times . Excerpts: "...nearly all net job creation in America comes fro...

The issue of who deserves government financed health care came up in one of my classes a couple of weeks ago. Megan McArdle had a post at he...

I'm not sure you can teach this old dog a new trick like that. See Economists Pen a Code of Ethics By JUSTIN LAHART of the WSJ. Excerpt...

Life is full of tradeoffs, as we often say in economics. But a recent study suggests that couples who make money and material things less of...

I provide some thoughts and links below, but first, a brief commercial message: If you understand the title of this blog, you know I that I ...

See Nobel Winners Saved Macroeconomics After Keynes by Edward Glaeser, writing for Bloomberg (Edward Glaeser is an economist as well). The ...

See Swedish Poet Transtromer’s ’Translucent Images’ Win Nobe l from Bloomberg Businessweek. Excerpts: "Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish po...

This question came up in class this week and a student sent me a link about it. See The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition by ...

See When Data Guys Triumph by CADE MASSEY and BOB TEDESCHI, NY Times business section, 10-2-11. Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane...

Where would the economy of this quadrant of the galaxy be without the entrepreneurial spirit of the Ferengi? What is the foundation for thei...

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...