A Blog About Nothing » About Nothing http://www.blogaboutnothing.net Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Best Abstract in an Ademic Paper in the History of Economics http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/07/20/the-best-abstract-in-an-ademic-paper-in-the-history-of-economics/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/07/20/the-best-abstract-in-an-ademic-paper-in-the-history-of-economics/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:39:04 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=391 Please, see it for yourselves:

http://www.princeton.edu/~dixitak/home/Elaine.pdf

]]> Please, see it for yourselves:

http://www.princeton.edu/~dixitak/home/Elaine.pdf

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Blogaboutnothing.net is expanding its horizon to the Twitter world through http://twitter.com/tweetabtnothing. This will allow me to be more productive in the blogging business!

Tweets will appear in the blog, but don’t be scared about your mailboxes filling up – you won’t receive [...]]]> As an economist I believe in technology as a mean to increase productivity.

Blogaboutnothing.net is expanding its horizon to the Twitter world through http://twitter.com/tweetabtnothing. This will allow me to be more productive in the blogging business!

Tweets will appear in the blog, but don’t be scared about your mailboxes filling up – you won’t receive an email for every single tweet!

Arrivederci!

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These guys really know about economics.

]]> These New Yorkean couples decided to marry together in the same place using the same limo the same day…

These guys really know about economics.

]]> http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/02/24/economies-of-scale/feed/ 1 In case you did not read the book… http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/01/16/in-case-you-did-not-read-the-book/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/01/16/in-case-you-did-not-read-the-book/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:55:38 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=345 … 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…

]]> … 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…

]]> http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/01/16/in-case-you-did-not-read-the-book/feed/ 0 Happy 2010! http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/01/07/happy-2010/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/01/07/happy-2010/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:36:00 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=341 Happy new year everybody! Here is what we all were expecting: Jib Jab’s review of 2009… enjoy!

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

]]> http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2010/01/07/happy-2010/feed/ 0 What’s the deal with McDonald’s? http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/12/05/whats-the-deal-with-mcdonalds/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/12/05/whats-the-deal-with-mcdonalds/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:30:32 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=330 Some marketing strategies for the big of hamburgers…

]]> Some marketing strategies for the big of hamburgers…

]]> http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/12/05/whats-the-deal-with-mcdonalds/feed/ 0 I didn’t even know… http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/12/03/i-didnt-even-know/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/12/03/i-didnt-even-know/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:04:08 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=328 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/

]]> 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/

]]> http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/12/03/i-didnt-even-know/feed/ 2 A policy advise http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/11/20/a-policy-advise/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/11/20/a-policy-advise/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:50 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=313 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 [...]]]> 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 (and understand Spanish) please also see this:

]]> http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/11/20/a-policy-advise/feed/ 0 Be careful how you name your children… http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/10/22/be-careful-how-you-name-your-children/ http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/2009/10/22/be-careful-how-you-name-your-children/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:33:31 +0000 The Homo Economicus http://www.blogaboutnothing.net/?p=309 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 [...]]]> 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 have a higher correlation with better scores (because of better nutrition, and better parents schooling indicators). However, still it is an interesting fact.

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

Thanks to Cesar for the link!

]]> 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!

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