… you should watch the movie!

As the narrator says: “The magnificent book of humanity is now a film!”. Here is the trailer:

PS: Based on a true story…

Happy new year everybody! Here is what we all were expecting: Jib Jab’s review of 2009… enjoy!

I’m not opposed to trade between countries and globalization in general. Not only because I think the world could only benefit from it in the long run, but also because it is a inevitable process.

However, I understand that in the short run, the dynamics of the world can generate losers in this process. Classical trade [...]

Some marketing strategies for the big of hamburgers…

The kind of things you can learn in the Internet nowadays…

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/03/dany-bahar-appointed-as-new-lotus-ceo/

Sometimes, even if you are a great economist, you might want to take some advice:

http://aidwatchers.com/2009/11/african-leaders-advise-bono-on-reform-of-u2/

An advertisement for Multigrain Cheerios Cereal says: “Studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have healthier body weights”.

Well, very clever. Who said that this is causal? This is what we call endogeneity. It is impossible to know what causes what. Usually, people who buy multi-grain cereals are healthier and [...]

President Chavez urged Venezuelans to take 3 minutes showers about three weeks ago. He even said he usually does so and he “doesn’t stink”.

I actually found a good guide for him to reduce his timing in shower. It involves a bit of research, as Kramer did once:

If you want to laugh a bit [...]

The names people have are endogenous: A new study in Germany shows evidence of teachers discriminating their students based on their name! You can access the study here.

Is this result very strong? Well, I don’t know. But one possibility is that are certain names more predominant among wealthier sectors of society, which usually [...]

Since we are approaching to Yom Kippur, the day of forgiveness according to Jewish faith, here comes an article that does that analysis from an economic point of view…

http://www.physorg.com/news172771680.html

Thanks to Cesar for the link!