I'm changing blog titles.
on Jun 5, 2012
New updates will now be found at Suspicious Heuristics. I think the name is a better fit (and much more fun to say!) All the old content will stay here to avoid confusion, but please join me at the new URL!
Unfashionably Economic
| Blog URL: | http://unfashionablyeconomic.blogspot.com/ |
| Blog Tags: | economics, common sense, reality television, free markets, logic, data analysis, humor, academics, student |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | Virginia |
| Location: | Fairfax |
Random thoughts from a Ph.D economics student, covering current events and popular culture. | |
Latest Blog Posts
Will Xbox Gold be Set Free? Doubt It.
on Jun 5, 2012 in: technology, video games, entertainment
This post today on Gizmodo, It’s Time for Xbox Live Gold to Be Free by Brian Barrett:Why would I go to the club that has a cover charge when there are three right next door—each almost exactly identical—that'll let me in for free? Xbox 360 migh...
New legislation responding to old EU crisis
on Jun 5, 2012 in: economics, history, government, britain, politics
From BBC Business News on the status of Spain and a potential bail-out:On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled proposals designed to stop taxpayers' money being used to bail out failed banks.The aim is to ensure losses are borne by bank s...
Intrade and hedging your bets in life
on Jun 4, 2012 in: technology, money, social media, humor, investing
The prediction market Intrade is a neat contribution to economics as well as everyday living. It offers odds on a variety of important world events occurring, and allows users to buy or sell "shares" in the occurrence of events (take a look at the si...
Obesity: Class Warfare, Imperfect Information... or both?
on Jun 4, 2012 in: economics, beer, news, money, health, government, medicine, weight loss, restaurants, food
Saw this on CNN today: Poor and fat: The real class war, by L.Z. Granderson. Some figures from the article:Ground beef that is 80/20 is fattier but cheaper than 90/10. Ground turkey breast is leaner than the other two but is usually th...
The Conservative/Libertarian Echo Chamber on Twitter
on Jun 3, 2012 in: social media, twitter, government
Lately I've noticed many many free market think tanks showing up on my "Suggested People to Follow" list on Twitter. I'm not sure if this is because the Twitter suggestion algorithm has improved to better reflect my interests, or these organizations...
Paycheck Fairness Act is anti-womens' employment
on Jun 3, 2012 in: economics, money, government, feminism, politics
Scheduled to come to a vote in Congress tomorrow, the Paycheck Fairness Act is a bad solution to a statistically trumped-up problem.The most frequently cited statistic is that women earn 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. However, not all of that...
