How economics can get you a date

[adamsmithjr]

I wonder if this will work...

Comments

[bateleur]

These are great! How many in the series?

[adamsmithjr]

Just three, alas. But quite fun. And obviously in no way connected with the paperback publication of "The Logic of Life". No indeed, a coincidence.

Another fine addition to the Harford oeuf-re

[jiggery_pokery]

I always thought you were a good egg and that's no yolk, etc.

Re: Another fine addition to the Harford oeuf-re

[adamsmithjr]

Ouch!

[ocultado]

I have an over abundant supply, but not enough demand. Should I lower my prices?

[adamsmithjr]

Well, people do respond to incentives...

[floralaetifica]

It's interesting how much of your subject matter could as easily come under the bracket of psychology or sociology as economics. Time for a new superscience? I suppose sociologists might claim sociology already was one.

How do you define economics, personally?

Back to topic, I wonder how people like me come into this - I never meet anyone I'd be prepared to date. Seriously - in the last three years I've met two people.

Edit: two people that I'd be prepared to date, obviously. If I'd just met two people, I think that would be explanation enough.

[adamsmithjr]

I wouldn't put it past you...

The definition "economics is what economists do" looks less and less facetious. Where it overlaps with psychology there is an emphasis on testing hypotheses derived from economic theory. Where it overlaps with sociology, it overlaps with the rational choice school and puts a lot of evidence on data. But the boundaries are blurring - all very exciting.

[lathany]

Very nice.