Stand-Up Economist

As seen on Comedy Central The PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer!

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  • My hilarious global warming exchange with Ruffin and Gregory

    Posted 11/06/09

    In November 2000 (almost ten years ago!) I received a complimentary copy of a new microeconomics textbook by two professors at the University of Houston. The book’s treatment of global warming was so amazing that I picked up some HTML (thanks Barb!!!) and brought their text onto the web, along with an email exchange with [...]

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  • Economic Inquiry: The new home of economics humor!

    Posted 9/13/09

    As the Specialized Co-Editor for Miscellany of Economic Inquiry (which offers additional innovations such as a no-revisions option), I am delighted to put out this request for submissions that expose the lighter side of the dismal science:

    Humorous articles, such as Leijonhufvud’s “Life among the Econ”, (Economic Inquiry, 1973), Gregor W. Smith’s “Japan’s Phillips Curve looks [...]

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