I kept updating my entry on the minimum wage controversy in the USA with new posts by Greg Mankiw. And yet again thanks to Professor Mankiw’s blog (he does have a great influence on me, doesn’t he!),
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Via Greg Mankiw’s blog: a great video of a very recent interview (1st of Dec) with Steven Colbert at the Kennedy School of Government. It starts after about 4 minutes of Colbert intro clips.
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I’d very much like to believe I am no longer “fresh to opera”, but I still found Tyler Cowen’s post on how to get started with opera extremely informative. In fact, I regret not having had such a “guide” when I first got interested in opera.
→ Read more Comisie prezidentiala pentru analiza si elaborarea politicilor din domeniile educatiei si cercetarii
Din cand in cand mai auzim si vesti excelente legate de Romania si- chiar- de politica ei (citit astazi pe site-ul Ad-Astra). Cel putin la o prima vedere. Raman sceptic referitor la intentiile si abilitatile domnului Basescu (un scepticism diferit de cel al lui Octavian Paler insa, ar trebui sa se subinteleaga…), dar cu asemenea initiative creste mult in ochii mei.
→ Read more Economics and bikini waxing
I somehow overlooked last time (and so did Financial Times, apparently…) pointing out this excellent piece of advice from Tim Harford on… bikini waxing. Yet another proof that economics can also deal very well with more e(x,r)otic topics.
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