Yoram Bauman -- extended bios

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Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist", has appeared at venues ranging from the New York Improv to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting, and also on YouTube, where his videos have over 350,000 hits. He has a BA in mathematics from Reed College, a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, and spends his non-comedy hours teaching in the UW environmental studies program and researching the economics of climate change. He has authored or co-authored three books (Tax Shift, Quantum Microeconomics, and Quantum Microeconomics with Calculus) as well as articles in popular and scholarly publications. He lives in Seattle, where he appears regularly at the Comedy Underground and runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy that has raised over $40,000 for local non-profits. He also acts as the Specialized Co-Editor for Miscellany of the journal Economic Inquiry. In 2008 his Supply Side World Tour included shows at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Bank for International Settlements, and Oxford. His website is www.standupeconomist.com.

Technical requirements

I have two needs and one want. The two needs are a mic and a digital projector that I can plug my computer into. I'd prefer a wireless lapel mic or an old-fashioned stage mic on a stand, but other types of mics are okay too. For the digital projector, I have a Mac but I will bring an adapter. (If there's a back-up computer, I can also put my PPT presentation on a USB drive.) My one want is for a podium (or, less good, a table or stool) that I can use for notes, water, etc. (I'll bring my own water.) If the podium has a mic I would still prefer to have another mic so that I am not tied to the podium, but if the podium mic is all there is then that's okay.

Media clips

Athima Chansanchai, "Do-gooders and good humor mix well on Non-Profit Nights, and that's no joke", Seattle P-I, Jan 29, 2007. Also in the PDF file here.

A mention in Daniel Gross, "The forecast for the forecasters is dismal", New York Times, March 4, 2007. Also included in the PDF file here.

Courtney Nash, "Funny Money", Seattle Metropolitan, May 2007 (?). Also included in the PDF file here.

Nancy Wick, "Economics, the funny science", University Week (the University of Washington faculty/staff newspaper), Aug. 16, 2007.

Christine Mattauch, "Lächerliche Ökonomie", in Handelsblatt (the Wall Street Journal of Germany), Feb 4, 2008 (and also an Olaf Storbeck blog posting, "Lächerliche VWL", Dec 16 2007).

Katherine Macalister, "Funny Money", Oxford (UK) Mail, April 18, 2008.

And an interview with Scott Jagow on NPR's Marketplace, March 21, 2008.

Extra comedy club info

Yoram Bauman has performed

in NEW YORK CITY at Caroline's on Broadway, Laughing Liberally, the NY Improv, Stand-Up NY, and with Barry Crimmins and Friends at Rocky Sulllivan's;

in BOSTON at the Comedy Studio and Comedy Connection in Faneuil Hall;

in DC at Riot Act (as part of a Non-Profit Comedy benefit show for Hands-On DC;

in the SAN FRANCISCO Bay Area at Comic Rehab (at Ron's Farmhouse), Brainwash, the Canvas Gallery, and the Stanford Alumni Cafe; and

in the SEATTLE area at Jazzbones and the Comedy Undergrounds in Seattle and Tacoma.

and at venues including the Yale economics department winter party, Reed College (Portland, Oregon), Whitman College (Walla Walla, Washington), Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, Washington), and Essex Meadows (the retirement community in Essex, Connecticut, where his grandmother lives), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.

Yoram lives in Seattle and is a regular at the Comedy Underground, where he runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy every Tuesday night. Since first taking the stage in 2004, Yoram has performed with national headliners Ty Barnett, Bill Santiago, Brad Upton, Craig Gass, and Vince Valenzuela; with Seattle Comedy Competition winners Lamont Ferguson, Peggy Platt, David Crowe, and Harrold Gomez; with future Seattle Comedy Competition winners Hari Kondabolu and Andy Peters; and with Seattle legend Heneghen.

A video of geeky economics jokes (filmed at a science convention in San Francisco in 2006) has gotten over 350,000 view on YouTube; at comedy clubs he usually performs a stellar routine about the war in Iraq.

Corporate and other events

Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist", has appeared at venues ranging from the New York Improv to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. He has authored or co-authored three books (Tax Shift, Quantum Microeconomics, and Quantum Microeconomics with Calculus) as well as articles that have appeared in newspapers (Seattle Times and P-I), peer-reviewed academic journals (Economic Inquiry, Ecological Economics), and even one "beer-reviewed" academic journal (Annals of Improbable Research).

His academic credentials include a BA in mathematics from Reed College, a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, and teaching positions at the University of Washington and Whitman College. He lives in Seattle, where he appears regularly at the Comedy Underground and runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy.

Scientific conventions

Yoram Bauman has a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, where his focus was on the use of economic instruments to protect the environment. In addition to consulting and government work and various teaching assignments (most recently in the UW Program on the Environment), he also produces and performs in Non-Profit Comedy, a stand-up comedy show that benefits Seattle-area non-profits. He is the co-author (with Alan Thein Durning) of Tax Shift, and the author of an online economics textbook called Quantum Microeconomics.
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	Yoram Bauman -- extended bios Photo gallery Click here. Clicking on any of the thumbnails will open up a larger version of that picture. Sample bio Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist", has appeared at venues ranging from the New York Improv to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting, and also on YouTube, where his videos have over 350,000 hits. He has a BA in mathematics from Reed College, a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, and spends his non-comedy hours teaching in the UW environmental studies program and researching the economics of climate change. He has authored or co-authored three books (Tax Shift, Quantum Microeconomics, and Quantum Microeconomics with Calculus) as well as articles in popular and scholarly publications. He lives in Seattle, where he appears regularly at the Comedy Underground and runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy that has raised over $40,000 for local non-profits. He also acts as the Specialized Co-Editor for Miscellany of the journal Economic Inquiry. In 2008 his Supply Side World Tour included shows at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Bank for International Settlements, and Oxford. His website is www.standupeconomist.com. Technical requirements I have two needs and one want. The two needs are a mic and a digital projector that I can plug my computer into. I'd prefer a wireless lapel mic or an old-fashioned stage mic on a stand, but other types of mics are okay too. For the digital projector, I have a Mac but I will bring an adapter. (If there's a back-up computer, I can also put my PPT presentation on a USB drive.) My one want is for a podium (or, less good, a table or stool) that I can use for notes, water, etc. (I'll bring my own water.) If the podium has a mic I would still prefer to have another mic so that I am not tied to the podium, but if the podium mic is all there is then that's okay. Media clips Athima Chansanchai, "Do-gooders and good humor mix well on Non-Profit Nights, and that's no joke", Seattle P-I, Jan 29, 2007. Also in the PDF file here. A mention in Daniel Gross, "The forecast for the forecasters is dismal", New York Times, March 4, 2007. Also included in the PDF file here. Courtney Nash, "Funny Money", Seattle Metropolitan, May 2007 (?). Also included in the PDF file here. Nancy Wick, "Economics, the funny science", University Week (the University of Washington faculty/staff newspaper), Aug. 16, 2007. Christine Mattauch, "Lächerliche Ökonomie", in Handelsblatt (the Wall Street Journal of Germany), Feb 4, 2008 (and also an Olaf Storbeck blog posting, "Lächerliche VWL", Dec 16 2007). Katherine Macalister, "Funny Money", Oxford (UK) Mail, April 18, 2008. And an interview with Scott Jagow on NPR's Marketplace, March 21, 2008. Extra comedy club info Yoram Bauman has performed in NEW YORK CITY at Caroline's on Broadway, Laughing Liberally, the NY Improv, Stand-Up NY, and with Barry Crimmins and Friends at Rocky Sulllivan's; in BOSTON at the Comedy Studio and Comedy Connection in Faneuil Hall; in DC at Riot Act (as part of a Non-Profit Comedy benefit show for Hands-On DC; in the SAN FRANCISCO Bay Area at Comic Rehab (at Ron's Farmhouse), Brainwash, the Canvas Gallery, and the Stanford Alumni Cafe; and in the SEATTLE area at Jazzbones and the Comedy Undergrounds in Seattle and Tacoma. and at venues including the Yale economics department winter party, Reed College (Portland, Oregon), Whitman College (Walla Walla, Washington), Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, Washington), and Essex Meadows (the retirement community in Essex, Connecticut, where his grandmother lives), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. Yoram lives in Seattle and is a regular at the Comedy Underground, where he runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy every Tuesday night. Since first taking the stage in 2004, Yoram has performed with national headliners Ty Barnett, Bill Santiago, Brad Upton, Craig Gass, and Vince Valenzuela; with Seattle Comedy Competition winners Lamont Ferguson, Peggy Platt, David Crowe, and Harrold Gomez; with future Seattle Comedy Competition winners Hari Kondabolu and Andy Peters; and with Seattle legend Heneghen. A video of geeky economics jokes (filmed at a science convention in San Francisco in 2006) has gotten over 350,000 view on YouTube; at comedy clubs he usually performs a stellar routine about the war in Iraq. Corporate and other events Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist", has appeared at venues ranging from the New York Improv to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. He has authored or co-authored three books (Tax Shift, Quantum Microeconomics, and Quantum Microeconomics with Calculus) as well as articles that have appeared in newspapers (Seattle Times and P-I), peer-reviewed academic journals (Economic Inquiry, Ecological Economics), and even one "beer-reviewed" academic journal (Annals of Improbable Research). His academic credentials include a BA in mathematics from Reed College, a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, and teaching positions at the University of Washington and Whitman College. He lives in Seattle, where he appears regularly at the Comedy Underground and runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy. Scientific conventions Yoram Bauman has a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, where his focus was on the use of economic instruments to protect the environment. In addition to consulting and government work and various teaching assignments (most recently in the UW Program on the Environment), he also produces and performs in Non-Profit Comedy, a stand-up comedy show that benefits Seattle-area non-profits. He is the co-author (with Alan Thein Durning) of Tax Shift, and the author of an online economics textbook called Quantum Microeconomics. From here you can email me or go back to the mainpage
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