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The title is Behavioral Economics. But I am really using to post anything that I find interesting or useful, not necessarily related to behavioral economics, or economics at all. However, this being hosted by the university, I don't expect posting anything too personal here.
September 2006 - Posts
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http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/09/20_risks.shtml Powerful people take more risks Five studies find a link between power and dangerous behavior By Ronna Kelly, Haas School of Business | 20 September 2006 Powerful people view life through Read More...
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As I said, I will not go through this lecture in class. But can you think of any reason why addiction may be irrational (for non-economists, that's a silly question to ask)? Picture taken at the duty-free shops at Schipol Airport during transit... Read More...
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http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/09/good-academic-bad-human-being.html Mike Moffatt considers the question: "What real world experiences should I have to be a good academic economist?" He answers: I'd say none. Academia, by necessity, is about focusing Read More...
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http://www.project-syndicate.org/print_commentary/delong48/English "No," said former Fox News journalist Tony Snow, newly appointed as one of George W. Bush’s closest aides, his Press Secretary, when asked recently about his retirement savings. “As a Read More...
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http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl060911_506.html 快乐，一门新科学 ● 吴大地 新加坡人到底快乐不快乐，最近成为话题。然而，一个人的“快乐度”，到底能够测量吗？能够测量的话，这又意味着什么？我们可以“管理”社会的快乐感吗？ .... Read More...
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I really enjoy this post by Mankiw. It strikes a chord. But then again who am I but a lowly assistant professor without tenure! http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/09/downside-of-academia.html Saturday, September 09, 2006 The Downside of Academia Harvard Read More...
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http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/030640.html Here's the title and summary: The Marketplace of Perceptions Behavioral economics explains why we procrastinate, buy, borrow, and grab chocolate on the spur of the moment. Read More...
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http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/06/behavioral-economics.html Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Behavioral Economics A reader asks about hot topics in economics: What have been the most important theoretical papers/breakthroughs in the last 10-15 years? New Read More...
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http://www.stanford.edu/~niederle/Economist2003.htm For full text, click on the link above. Be a man Jun 26th 2003 From The Economist print edition Excerpt: "...research by economists at two American universities suggests that, even in the job market, Read More...
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http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/shiller40 Robert J. Shiller The saving rate in China is the highest of any major country. China’s gross saving rate (the percentage of GDP that is not consumed immediately), which includes both public and private Read More...
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A student took it and passed it to me. Here's the message she sent along later: " The first time, I visited his grave was at midnight and my ghost tour leader was warning us to beware of his invisible hand. She later goes on to tell us that when they Read More...
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http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues_index.html Read More...
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