I like the application of economics to ridiculous subjects as much as the next person (most likely, this next person is also an economist). So when I saw the inimitable Lindy West write on Jezebel “Sex Is Not an ‘Economy’… Read More ›
Month: February 2014
Economist Said With a Silent T
In its third week back since the start of the new year, the 113th Congress has left the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) still languishing in house committee. ENDA, which passed in the Senate last year with a nearly 2:1 vote… Read More ›
Perfectly Going Against the Mainstream
I had this comic on my door in college that really struck me as the story of my life. It showed a person sitting on the examination table of a doctor’s office with the doctor saying “you have a lot… Read More ›
Love, Economics Style
This Valentine’s Day, I can’t help but think about all the economists who’ve been struck by Cupid’s arrow. Sure, charming blog posts joke about the “14 Ways to Say I Love You to An Economist” (hint: they’re all graphs), and… Read More ›
Latest Edition of the New School Economic Review Now Available
Hot off the digital presses is the latest edition of the New School Economic Review entitled, “Heterodoxy: Which Way Now?” This excellent publication includes papers by some big names in heterodox economics and political economy, including Duncan Foley, Anwar Shaikh,… Read More ›
Mommy Time and Daddy Time
Women and men are now working equal amounts of time as each other, but there are still significant differences in what types of work they are doing in that time. Generally, women are spending more time on unpaid work in… Read More ›
Lady Economist 