Highlights:
- Number1: The proof of the Poincaré Conjecture by Grigori Perelman (who subsequently refused the Fields medal!).
- Runners-up
- Breakdown of 2006
Quote for the week 24th- 30th of December ’06
Since I am home and since I’ve just discovered that Mihai Eminescu had an amazing economic reasoning, the quote of this week will be on this topic (in Romanian…):
Om rau nu exista.
Marianne Patapievici: mie imi place mai mult decat Horia
De cand s-a identificat cu Marianne (postul lui Dan a ajuns celebru de atunci), Patapievici a devenit pionul esential in lupta cu de-alde Vadim, Becali & co(aici despre nationalism, patriotism, Eminescu si UE).
→ Read more The Economist’s top books for 2006
Hmm, so far I only read one book from this list (the White’s Man Burden by Easterly- excellent, by the way). But I already ordered Dawkins’s “The God Delusion”. I add it to the list of books that I plan to read in the very near future.
→ Read more Economics of Gifts II: Mankiw’s turn
After a previous short post on why cash is generally the optimum gift and a heated debate with my friend, Daniel, here’s Greg Mankiw with the analysis for the particular case of strong relationships.
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