Category Archives: Economics

Understanding the economics of your life

By Lucindigo | March 16, 2008

Tim Harford wrote a book I am currently reading, The Undercover Economist and writes a column for the Financial Times and my fave Slate, answering questions such as “why do I only have odd socks?” with the tools of economics. Have a look at the column “Dear Economist” here. Tim blames economists for the fact [...]

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Making Economics cool, but more importantly relevant.

By Lucindigo | February 25, 2008

NY Times article just published an article that really resonated with me called, “Making Economics relevant again.” I think it is very important not to see your discipline/passion (probably both of the former if you are very successful) in a silo.
Fundamental disciplines such as economics and psychology are inextricably linked to all aspects of life, [...]

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Economics of Attention, ReadWriteWeb, The Big G and the Big FB

By Lucindigo | July 8, 2007

I was doing some surfing on economics of attention and came across a great site/blog. Read/WriteWeb, then had a pleasant surprise to learn the editor of this site, with contributors from all over the world including Silicon Valley experts, is from Wellington, NZ.
I recall reading about this guy in the Herald earlier in the year. [...]

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