→ Read moreSure, let those who have become rich under capitalism try to do good things for those who are still poor, as Mr. Gates has admirably chosen to do. But a New-Age blend of market incentives and feel-good recognition will not end poverty.
Author: Sebi Buhai
Econlinks for 06-02-’08
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Why we kiss, in case you were wondering… Not much to do with economics per se, unless you want to make the link to things some people consider related, such as when to say “I love you” (4th bullet point):-).
The blue-eyed islanders puzzle
The morning pill: Terry Tao has just reminded me of the following famous logic puzzle. Obviously some of you have seen it before and might know the answer (disclaimer: I was confronted with this quite a while ago, in my first university year, as part of a challenge among Maths students), but many of you did not.
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The Science edition from the 4th of Jan had two extremely interesting short essays published in the “letters” section. You can read them both on the first page of this PDF.
→ Read more Song of the day: “Non-convex desires”, by John DiNardo
Today’s song is by an amateur musician and professional (academic) economist (a winning combination anytime!), John DiNardo. You can listen to “Non-convex desires” here (in .mp3 format) and you can read an approximation of its lyrics here (compared to the audio version linked above, you will notice some permutation in the early verses, some slightly changed words and the last verse left entirely for future research :-)).
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